The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Hays. Hays grew up in a blended family and has been blending with her husband for 2-½ years, has two stepkids and one bio kid. Her husband was recently awarded custody of his daughter due to bio mom neglecting the child's medical condition.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Growing up in a blended family vs becoming a stepmom
• When bio parent neglects child's medical needs
• Family court - guardian ad litem
• Dealing with an insane bio mom

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Ashley Gerhard of Phoenix Transformation ~ Phoenix Parent Coaching. Ashley has been blending for three years and has three stepkids and four bio kids. Ashley comes from a blended family herself.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Growing up in a blended family vs becoming a stepmom
• Shifting your perspective with Nachoing
• Boundaries
• Being a sensitive stepmom

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Shawn Simon, author of "Stepping Into A New Role: Stories from Stepmoms." Shawn has been blending for 17 years, has two stepkids, and has no bio kids, but has dogs..

In this episode, we discuss:

• Being a childless stepmom
• Dealing with a high conflict ex
• When stepkid is mean to your animals
• You knew what you were getting into

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom that fights being the parent that cares the most. She's been blending for six years and has three stepkids and three ours kids!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Being a child of divorce and a stepmom
• Fighting being the parent that cares the most
• Court Trauma
• How Nachoing has helped
• Co-parenting with bio mom

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview an adult stepkid. She shares with us what it was like growing up as a stepkid!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Being the eldest sibling
• Mini-parent
• Moving into stepdad's home
• Dinnertime
• Bonds with stepsiblings

** Disclaimer: This episode contains discussion of addiction and alcoholism. **

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom who has been blending for 1-½ years and Nachoing for about 5 months. She has three stepkids and two bio kids.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Kids wanting a family
• Coming into the stepkids' lives at older ages
• It's ok that you are not a nuclear family
• Stop comparing!
• Loving them like your own without parenting like your own

** Disclaimer: This episode may contain adult language- we tried to remove all of them, but in case we missed one. **

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom from Colorado. She has been blending for six years and has one stepson and one "ours" kid.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Fighting for custody and then giving it up
• Dealing with a high conflict bio mom
• Husband and his stepkids from his previous blend
• Not caring more than the bio parents

*** Disclaimer: Mention of sexual abuse, violence, miscarriage, and witchcraft ***

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a husband's wife. She has been blending for ten years, her husband has two kids, and they have six kids together.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Stepping out of the stepmom role
• Changes in visitation
• Being threatened by the stepkid
• Being accused of abuse by stepkid

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a childfree stepmom from Arizona. She has been blending for seven years and has three stepkids. She has an extraordinary relationship with one of her stepdaughters.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Feeling like you don't belong
• Feeling a lack of control in your own home
• Having a mother/daughter relationship with stepkid
• Being a collection of everyone's demands
• Focusing on your marriage

**DISCLAIMER- Mention of suicide ***

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a bio dad who hasn't seen his kids in four years. After years of parental alienation, he worked hard to rebuild the relationships with his kids, and things were going well. Three to four months after a great time with them on a week-long vacation, things changed. He received a long text message that they didn't want to be a part of his life anymore.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Family court system - ugly divorce
• Parental alienation
• Child support
• Rebuilding relationships with bio kids
• Losing contact with the kids again