The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Niki. This is Niki’s second blend! She has been in this blend for seven years and has three step kids and three bio kids. Surprisingly, Niki still has contact with her stepdaughter from her first blend. Niki thought her second blend would be like her first, and boy was she wrong. The two blends were as different as night and day. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Differences in blends
• Finding balance
• Losing yourself in the blend
• Different parenting styles
• Being a High Conflict Stepmom
• Realizing your own contributions to the blended issues

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In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• www.NachoKidsAcademy.com

• www.NachoKids.com

• Nacho Kids Facebook group

• Nacho Kids Facebook page 

• Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page

Our Purpose

Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life.

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If you’d like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we’ll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you’d like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Heather. Heather has been blending for seven years and is a childless stepmom to a 13-year-old stepdaughter and 15-year-old stepson. Heather has been able to build a decent relationship with her stepkids and actually handles communication with the bio mom.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The Stepmom handling communication with the bio mom
• Nachoing in certain areas
• Waiting to be introduced to the stepkids
• In-law struggles

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In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• www.NachoKidsAcademy.com

• www.NachoKids.com

• Nacho Kids Facebook group

• Nacho Kids Facebook page

• Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page

Our Purpose

Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life.

Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast

• On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast
• iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes
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• Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay

Join The Conversation

If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Heather. Heather has been blending for seven years and is a childless stepmom to a 13-year-old stepdaughter and 15-year-old stepson. Heather has been able to build a decent relationship with her stepkids and actually handles communication with the bio mom.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The Stepmom handling communication with the bio mom
• Nachoing in certain areas
• Waiting to be introduced to the stepkids
• In-law struggles

Rate & Review Our Podcast

Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

Explore these Resources

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• www.NachoKidsAcademy.com

• www.NachoKids.com

• Nacho Kids Facebook group

• Nacho Kids Facebook page 

• Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page

Our Purpose

Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life.

Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast

• On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast
• iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes
• Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher
• Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay

Join The Conversation

If you’d like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we’ll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you’d like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Elliott Katz. Elliott is the author of "Being The Strong Man A Woman Wants - Timeless wisdom on being a man". Elliott has great advice for single dads in the dating world and shares his personal experiences of dating after divorce.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Men being "the nice guy"
• Women need men to make them feel special
• Guilty Parent Syndrome
• Fear of the stepkid not moving out
• Conflict between your bio kids and your spouse
• Realizing our own contributions to the struggles of the blend

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Explore these Resources

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• www.NachoKidsAcademy.com

• www.NachoKids.com

• Nacho Kids Facebook group

• Nacho Kids Facebook page

• Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page

• www.ElliottKatz.com

• Elliott's Facebook page

• Amazon link to Elliott's book

Our Purpose

Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life.

Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast

• On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast
• iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes
• Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher
• Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay

Join The Conversation

If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Elliott Katz. Elliott is the author of “Being The Strong Man A Woman Wants - Timeless wisdom on being a man". Elliott has great advice for single dads in the dating world and shares his personal experiences of dating after divorce. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Men being “the nice guy”
• Women need men to make them feel special
• Guilty Parent Syndrome
• Fear of the stepkid not moving out
• Conflict between your bio kids and your spouse
• Realizing our own contributions to the struggles of the blend

Rate & Review Our Podcast

Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

Explore these Resources

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• www.NachoKidsAcademy.com

• www.NachoKids.com

• Nacho Kids Facebook group

• Nacho Kids Facebook page 

• Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page

• www.ElliottKatz.com

• Elliott’s Facebook page

• Amazon link to Elliott’s book

Our Purpose

Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life.

Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast

• On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast
• iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes
• Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher
• Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay

Join The Conversation

If you’d like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we’ll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you’d like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Emily. This is Emily's second blended relationship. She has been blending six years and has one stepdaughter in this blend. She has two bio sons, which her husband adopted, and two "ours" sons.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Second go-round in a blended relationship
• The family court system
• High Conflict Bio Mom
• When bio mom keeps the child away from dad because of child support
• First right of refusal
• Stepdaughter calling stepmom "Mom"
• Nachoing

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Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

Explore these Resources

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• www.NachoKidsAcademy.com

• www.NachoKids.com

• Nacho Kids Facebook group

• Nacho Kids Facebook page

• Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page

Our Purpose

Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life.

Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast

• On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast
• iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes
• Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher
• Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay

Join The Conversation

If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Emily. This is Emily’s second blended relationship. She has been blending six years and has one stepdaughter in this blend. She has two bio sons, which her husband adopted, and two “ours” sons. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Second go-round in a blended relationship 
• The family court system
• High Conflict Bio Mom
• When bio mom keeps the child away from dad because of child support
• First right of refusal
• Stepdaughter calling stepmom “Mom”
• Nachoing

Rate & Review Our Podcast

Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

Explore these Resources

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• www.NachoKidsAcademy.com

• www.NachoKids.com

• Nacho Kids Facebook group

• Nacho Kids Facebook page 

• Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page

Our Purpose

Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life.

Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast

• On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast
• iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes
• Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher
• Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay

Join The Conversation

If you’d like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we’ll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you’d like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

**Disclaimer: Parts of this podcast episode are adult in nature and not appropriate for children.**

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews "The Crazy Stepmom!" She and her significant other have been together off and on for 16 years. She has one, and possibly two stepkids, from her significant other's infidelity. She is also aware of additional instances of infidelity that did not result in a child. Her significant other is diagnosed as a narcissist.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Infidelity that resulted in a stepchild
• Resentment from cheating
• Narcissism
• Self-blame when someone cheats
• Anxiety
• Forcing the bio dad to be a parent

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Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

Explore these Resources

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• www.NachoKidsAcademy.com

• www.NachoKids.com

• Nacho Kids Facebook group

• Nacho Kids Facebook page
• Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page

Our Purpose

Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life.

Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast

• On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast
• iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes
• Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher
• Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay

Join The Conversation

If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori & David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Casey, who is also a stepchild herself! Casey has been blending for 4.4 years, has four two stepsons ages 11 and 9, and two stepdaughters ages 9 and 7, and has three bio daughters ages 11, 11, and 10. Yep, she has stepkids that are twins and bio kids that are twins!

In this episode, we discuss:

• The wonderful family court system
• When your husband doesn't parent like you think he should
• Calling the stepmom "Mommy"
• Bashing the other parent
• Parental binds/bonds
• "Unfairness" between bios and stepkids when it comes to chores

Rate & Review Our Podcast

Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

Explore these Resources

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• www.NachoKidsAcademy.com

• www.NachoKids.com

• Nacho Kids Facebook group

• Nacho Kids Facebook page

• Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page

Our Purpose

Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life.

Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast

• On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast
• iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes
• Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher
• Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay

Join The Conversation

If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori & David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview  stepmom Casey, who is also a stepchild herself! Casey has been blending for 4.4 years, has four two stepsons ages 11 and 9, and two stepdaughters ages 9 and 7, and has three bio daughters ages 11, 11, and 10. Yep, she has stepkids that are twins and bio kids that are twins!

In this episode, we discuss:

• The wonderful family court system
• When your husband doesn’t parent like you think he should
• Calling the stepmom “Mommy”
• Bashing the other parent
• Parental binds/bonds
• “Unfairness” between bios and stepkids when it comes to chores

Rate & Review Our Podcast

Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

Explore these Resources

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• www.NachoKidsAcademy.com

• www.NachoKids.com

• Nacho Kids Facebook group

• Nacho Kids Facebook page 

• Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page

Our Purpose

Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life.

Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast

• On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast
• iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes
• Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher
• Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay

Join The Conversation

If you’d like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we’ll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you’d like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!