No One's the Bitch: A Ten-Step Plan for the Mother and Stepmother Relationship

Jennifer Newcomb Marine · Carol Marine

May 2009 · Rowman & Littlefield

About this ebook

One of three Americans is today a stepparent, a stepchild, or a stepsibling. That means there are lots of stepmothers and ex-wives out there wrestling with resentment, jealousy, anxiety, anger, and despair over their relationship with the “other woman” in their life. That's where stepmother/ex-wife team extraordinaire Jennifer Newcomb Marine and Carol Marine step in. No One's the Bitch is their straight-talking, handholding walk through what is typically a very lonely minefield.

Whether women just want to create a neutral, “business” partnership or actually, gulp, to become friends, this book shows them how to reach their goal through ten powerful steps, with chapter titles such as “Own Your Own Crap,” “Collaborate,” and “Communicate.” The authors also recount their own journey, providing ample hope and reassurance to all women struggling to keep a blended family together.

About the author

Jennifer Newcomb Marine (the ex-wife) is a freelance essayist and editor who was a former columnist for AustinMama.com, an award-winning website. Her work has been published in the anthology Grrl Talk: Wit, Sass and Wisdom from the Austin Writergrrls and in the Farfelu Literary Review. She has worked as a grant writer, business staff writer, and presented creativity workshops based on Eric Maisel's book Fearless Creating. She is the mother of two teenage daughters. Carol Marine (the stepmother) is a succesful oil-based artist who has had her work featured in both local and national magazines. She is represented by the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin and the Twinhouse Gallery in Atlanta. Her blog (http://carolmarine.blogspot.com) generates over 1,000 hits a week. She has conducted workshops on painting techniques at a prestigious New Mexico art academy, and has upcoming workshops in New Mexico, Georgia, Florida, and Canada. She is the mother of a three-year-old son and stepmother to two teenage girls.