{"product_id":"stepmother-dorothy-c-bass-9781506478678","title":"Stepmother: Redeeming a Disdained Vocation","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery year hundreds of thousands of American women become stepmothers. Committing to partners who are already parents, we gain relationships with young people who may--or may not--be pleased by our presence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Dorothy Bass married a man with a four-year-old daughter, she was hesitant to embrace the title \"\"stepmother,\"\" with its many negative cultural associations, and she soon realized she had very little sense of what this new role required of her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStepmother\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBass explores\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe complex emotional, material, and spiritual terrain we share with our stepchildren, and with their other parents. Bringing together insights from sociology, history, clinical studies, and literature, she unpacks practical questions to help readers explore the deeper issues: What is my definition of home? How does this relationship affect all the other relationships in this family? And how do I deal with the emotional triangles of stepfamily life?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBass centers us on the work to be done in our own hearts, where spiritual strength can grow and love can be intentionally built, bringing peace and hope instead of scarcity and competition. By being honest about our own pain and the pain of others, we open ourselves to the love and mercy often born from unexpected relationships. It is here that we make way for constructive family dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorothy C. Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1506478670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506478678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadleaf Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.34h x 5.49w x 0.80d","brand":"Dorothy C. Bass","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43993848086783,"sku":"9781506478678","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02cf205d-3c0b-41ca-a25b-9ec3b800bf39.jpg?v=1683326660","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stepmother-dorothy-c-bass-9781506478678","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}