It is important for you to decide how to describe your new family. One term may be comfortable for some of the members and not the others. Throughout this series, the term stepfamily will be used. If this is uncomfortable, please use a term acceptable to you. Believing Myths of Stepfamily Living Stepfamily myths strongly influence the way persons in stepfamilies adjust and react to one another.
People are anxious to go on with their lives after a divorce or the loss of a partner.
They may think that forming a stepfamily will make life more complete and instantly happier. They are going to be disappointed. Stepfamilies can be very complicated with so many people involved. You have to get to know each other and to work at the changes stepfamily living brings. It takes a long time and is hard work.