I was reading an article from "The Blended Truth". They are a blended family organization founded by Brent and Lucy Howell. They wrote in this piece the difficulties of being in a blended family.
I have been having my own struggles of wanting to quit trying to build a relationship with my oldest bonus daughter.
After reading the Howell's wonderful piece: I could not quit.
Life as a bonus parent is not easy.
My hope is that one day my daughter will see that I love her and would very much enjoy having a realtionship. Until that day, I will keep praying.
Tommy Maloney is the Executive producer and host of the podcast Blending The Family where you can find on Libsyn, Stitcher Radio, ITunes, IHeart Radio and Spotify. Tommy is a TEDx speaker and a Mindset Coach.
Tommy has also spoken at Ignite Fort Collins and Keynote Speaker at Everything Dad Convention.
The author of the books "25 Tips For Divorced Dads.” “Why not you, Why Not Me” and His new book “My Dad’s Advice At 5:04 AM” is coming out in the Fall of 2019. Tommy enjoys a good red blend while writing or hiding from the family.
A dad to Betsy, Becca, Connor, Duke and husband to Ann. To contact Tommy: tommy@BlendingTheFamily.com
Instagram/Twitter: @blendingfamily
