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The Stepmom of the Year does not win a popularity contest. Often, she is the most disliked person in the room. The children may not thank her until they are thirty and have children of their own. The ex-wife may never acknowledge her contributions. Her husband, exhausted from his own guilt, may forget to say “thank you.”

Hetherington, E. M., & Jodl, K. M. (1994). Stepfamilies as settings for child development. In A. Booth & J. Dunn (Eds.), Stepfamilies: Who benefits? Who does not? (pp. 55-80). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. stepmom of the year