12 Things a Stepmother Should Never Say
11. "We're not made of money, you know."
Their father's primary motivation is guilt. (Come to think of it, that's his secondary one as well.) Dad is guilty, the ex is angry, the battle is on, and money is the weapon. Stay out of the fight, work out a family budget, and don't discuss finances in front of the children.
From the
May 2003 issue of
O, The Oprah Magazine
