Mashup

I'm really feeling a push to write/talk about our blended family.

I ran into a FB post from one of my favorite mom-bloggers and it was an open request for blog recommendations for folks looking for a step-mom/step-family community. The responses were supportive, but the blog recommendations slim.
And I couldn't offer one myself.
I have read a couple, followed a couple, liked a few - but haven't really found anything that trips my trigger.
I guess I feel I need an angle.
I don't want to suck the life out of people with my typical attempts to make dark humor out of miseries.
And it's really not my style to be super positive and inspiring all the time. That would just be false.

Another thing holding me back is a traditional view of writing - that there needs to be a beginning middle and end to the story. I guess I should be excited that there seems to be a relatively definable beginning. I should capitalize on that before the beginning is in the past. But how will the middle be? And how will it end? Apparently that's not how blog writing goes. Ha! apparently that's not how life goes, note to self: duh. I need to reframe it so that really every post, every day, has a beginning middle and and end and learn to appreciate those little stories (days) in their own right. And have faith that what the story becomes will reveal itself. It might be good. Maybe it will be something people will like to read. Maybe it will be supportive. Maybe it will be funny. It might suck. It might be boring. Maybe it will be therapeutic for me and me alone. Who knows. After all these years why have I still not grown out of my resistance to diving into things that have an unpredictable outcome?  Sheez, I thought this was about writing and now I kind of feel like I need to go work this out with a therapist. Focus.

But I don't even know what to CALL our family. I'm not really a step mom yet. And I think blended sounds OK - makes sense to most people - but I read that blended is offensive to some people (?) reminiscent of melting pot perhaps, another workd that has developed a bit of a tarnish as we appreciate everyone's individuality.  
But mashup on the other hand - a totally trendy word, and one that I think implies a hybrid. It feels positive. Mashups are made purposely because the things that are being mashed up are going to enhance each other. Like overlaying a song over another.
A Dahlgren DesPlaines mashup.

One post a day from Feb. 20 - Mar. 20. Then I'll take a look.