About Dawn
Hi, I’m Dawn Miller, writer of TheStepfamilyLife.com. I’m a stepmom to three and wife to one. I started writing TheStepfamilyLife.com four years ago for myself and the many stepmoms out there.
When I became a stepmom, I found the advice out there depressing - it seemed like the stepmom books I turned to for advice and support said that my life with the love of my life was going to suck - abysmally. And that the life I’d known - one of building causes and rabble-rousing to make a difference in people’s lives - was toast.
They were totally wrong. Yes, there have been rough patches with the skids. And life is sometimes, well, outright cruel. But life as a stepmom doesn’t automatically have to stink.
Because of TheStepfamilyLife.com, I get email from all over the world from other stepmoms and the people who care about them. Some like what I have to say and others write seeking advice or help.
I hope that this blog will be a place where I can talk more about my everyday life, and I won’t have to focus on cranking out a 500 word column. I’ll also try to answer some of the questions I get from readers, comment on the news that’s relevant to stepfamilies, and highlight new resources.