Cheryl Chenault-ShumakeWhat Your (Step)Kids Want You To Know, But Won’t Tell YouThat underlying, constant tension which lies between your reality and what you expected when you and Bae came together is what is causing...
Cheryl Chenault-Shumake5 Money Moves Every Stepfamily Needs to MakeHow we handle money will either promote peace of mind or unnecessarily complicate our lives. Under any circumstance it is important to...
Cheryl Chenault-ShumakeCo-parenting for ChangeConversation #1: Me: EX*, if you and your wife, keep talking badly about me, you’re just going to put Daughter* in a position of having...
Cheryl Chenault-ShumakeFOR DADS ONLY: Disneyland DadsJimmy and Michael came running into the kitchen where their mother, Andrea, stood chopping vegetables. They were out of breath and full...
Cheryl Chenault-ShumakeGrandparenting Step by Step: Do's and Don'tsWhen people ask me about my grandparents, I automatically talk about Grandma Beulah and Granddaddy, and Grandma. They are my parents’...
Cheryl Chenault-ShumakeHow Conflict ServesMy first marriage collapsed under the strain of piled-up resentment. My first husband and I never learned how to make peace. We kept...
Cheryl Chenault-Shumake5 More Money Moves Every Stepfamily Needs to MakeYou thought we only had 5 money moves for you?! Please!!! That last money moves post was meant to get the conversation started for you....
Cheryl Chenault-ShumakeEmotional Budgeting: 4 Line Items We Can No Longer Afford to CarryWhen Jonathan and I feel the need to tighten up our budget we first start looking for dispensable expenses; those unnecessary things on...