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Relating to former spouses can add lots of stress to a stepfamily. Find information and resources to help with these relationships.

"Bye, Love You Both"
How the kids (and the stepmom) benefit when their mom lets them love their stepmom.

Coping with His Relationship with HER
Information and tips for dealing with your husband's ex-wife. From the Second Wives Club. (Requires free registration.)

Ebook: "It's Not My Stepkids -- It's Their Mom!"
An ebook for the stressed-out, overwhelmed stepmom who deals every day with the problems that her stepkids' mom may cause.

Endless Comparisons of First Wives and Second Wives
Comparisons that second wives find troubling and how to handle them, from the Second Wives Club. (Free registration required.)

Putting the Kids First
How a stepparent can intercede when the parents aren't speaking to each other. From the Second Wives Club (free registration required).

The "Walkaway Wife" Syndrome
An assessment of women who leave their marriages from the Second Wives Club. (Requires free registration.)

The CoMamas
A site of information and advice maintainted jointly by an ex-wife and second wife. Workbook, newsletter and more.

Tips on Communicating with an Ex-Spouse
Quick tips from the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Stepfamily Association of America.

When First Wife Keeps Soliciting Help from Former Husband
Help for the second wife who needs some boundaries between her husband and his ex-wife. From the Second Wives Club (free registration required).

When Your Husband Doesn't Take Charge
How to relinquish your husband's problems with his ex-wife to him and stop trying to do it all yourself. From the Second Wives Club. (Requires free registration.)

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