stepmom magazine march 2020

Stepfamily Spring Break

When Half a Vacation Is Better Than None

By Krista Giovara

When I married my current husband, he had three kids and I had four. We also had two calendars between us. I know, that sounds like a math problem. And, just like a math problem, there was only one solution: We had to get on the same calendar. Easier said than done, right? My ex and I had worked out our own kid-sharing calendar with the help of a mediator and it was pretty basic.