Kids had 2nd thoughts about the Reality Show

Well- the kids voted and we agreed to do the interview. It was a telephone call, along with some video taping. As the day approached, several of the kids had some second thoughts and decided it wasn't such a good idea to participate in a reality show- after all. We've grown so much since our first days as a new blended family. Those days had a lot of conflict and tears. We've moved along and are getting used to each other and are functioning as a family. The kids don't want to back track- and I don't blame them. We contacted the producer and respectfully withdrew from the process. Well... it will make a nice story to tell our friends, but what's most important is that our blended family is doing what's best for us.

Blended Family Reality Show?

Our family is in the "final 5" to be selected for a reality show that would be on MTV. My kids are struggling- do we really want to be on a reality show? It would be fun, but does the world really need to see our day-to-day events? We haven't decided yet- but we'll take a family vote (of adults and 5 kids) in the next 1-2 days, and let the producer know. What do you think we should do?

Blended Family Advice has a new Blog

Blended Family Advice now has a blog! How exciting! This will be a great opportunity to share information, ideas, and also hear your thoughts on the day-to-day struggles of a blended family.

What is a blended family? Well, Wikipedia states that: " A blended (or complex) family denotes a stepfamily in which both new mates have one or more living kids from prior partners."

That's us! We married, had kids and then divorced or were widowed. Now we have found a new partner and are working to "blend" these two families together?

Is it easy? Heck no! It takes a lot of time, effort and patience to blend two famlies. That's one of the reasons we started this blog- to talk about blended families and help you with your family in becoming a strong, lasting unit.

Let me hear your difficult questions and concerns, and I'll do my best to answer them in this blog.

Until next time,
Shirley Cress Dudley