The Challenges of Blending a Family

This week as we talked about divorce, remarriage and blending families together. I learned new things I hadn't thought of. My parents have been married for 27 years and this is both of their first marriages. Most of my aunts and uncles have also stayed in their first marriages. So I have never had to deal with divorce or remarriage, which I am grateful because it does not sound easy. While I was watching the videos in preparation for Wednesday homework, it talked about "baggage" brought from the old marriage/divorce into the new marriage. This baggage can be harmful to the family as they are trying to blend two families together. You cannot focus and strength your marriage if you are constantly thinking about your old marriage and guilt or other emotional baggage that may be a result of the end of a marriage. I really enjoyed Wednesdays class. It was interesting to listen to Sister Williams and hear from someone who had experience divorce, remarriage, and blending a family first hand.