Archive for February 2012
Stepparent Seen by Adult Children as Parent’s New Partner But Not as a Stepparent.
Last Updated on February 24, 2012 by John J. Hohn #stepparent #blendedfamily #stepchild A reader from New York asked if I planned on commenting about the role of a stepparent when the stepchildren have left the home and are established as adults on their own. Great question! Great suggestion! There is not a whole lot…
Read MoreGreg Hohn: Satisfaction with Effort Eliminates Regret
Last Updated on February 19, 2012 by John J. Hohn Earlier this month, I posted on my facebook page something that had occurred to me as I was wading through some of my own regrets about things that I had done or failed to do during my lifetime. My post read, “We deepen regret by…
Read MoreStepparent and Natural Parent Parenting Styles–Good Predictor for the Marriage Itself.
Last Updated on February 17, 2012 by John J. Hohn #stepparent #parentingstyle #blendingfmailies #secondmarriage I appreciate the responses to my postings about the role of a stepparent and step parenting. Several readers have shared their experiences, and I am including three of them here with comments as another installment of this series. When Parenting Styles…
Read MoreDime Stores for Valentines and Other Gifts.
Last Updated on February 5, 2023 by John J. Hohn #valentine #fiveanddime #dimestore A dime store was a dime store in the 1940’s. No two ways about it. Scott’s called themselves a “five-and-ten-cent store.” Newberry’s went one better. See the sign in the picture to the right that has been copied from a postcard as…
Read MoreTruth on Stage and In Life Reguires Being Vulnerable
Last Updated on February 12, 2012 by John J. Hohn Greg Hohn continues with his series this Sunday. All of us have observed others who move through life with an ironic detachment (Greg’s phrase) from all that is happening to and around them. They present themselves as cool to everyone they encounter. Rather than cool,…
Read MoreBlending Family – Natural Parent’s Role Critical to Stepparent Success
Last Updated on September 27, 2019 by John J. Hohn #stepparent #stepchildren #blendingfamily As I wrote in my previous posting on the role of a stepparent, my wife Melinda and I are coming up on our 26th anniversary. We spent last Saturday evening with my stepson, Matt, and his wife Kristina at the North Carolina…
Read MorePerfection is an Ideal Always Beyond Achievement.
Last Updated on February 5, 2012 by John J. Hohn My guest again this Sunday is my son, Greg Hohn, and as in his last post, the reader will find a biographical note at the end of the article. Reading through his piece about the pursuit of perfection, I am reminded of the saying about…
Read MoreStepparent. Not a Role to Be Undertaken Lightly.
Last Updated on September 23, 2022 by John J. Hohn #stepparent #stepchild #blendingfamilies Over the years, Matt and I grew closer and closer. When Melinda decided to pursue an MBA at night school, Matt and I prepared, shared, and cleaned up after the evening meal twice a week—no big productions. We had a great time. Today,…
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