Stepdivas was created in 2002 to offer a safe place of support to stepmoms and significant others more specifically to those without children of their own . We believe here at Stepdivas that being a stepmom typically has its ups and downs (and on some days, more negatives than positives!). The constant struggles that exist in trying to keep a happy well balanced home life can be overwhelming. Made worse yet by ill preconceived notions that because we do not have biological children of our own, it precludes us from being able to help our partners properly raise, nurture or love their child. Therefore, this site aims to bring women together from all over to offer support, advice, a caring heart and perspectives that are truly unique to a stepdiva's role and life.
As stepmoms and Significant Others to men who have children, we make no false claims that we have the same emotions and understanding that of women who have given birth do . We merely set ourselves apart at this site by relishing each other's support and recognition of the unique challenges we face when compared to stepmoms with their own biological children.
Who we are:
Stepdivas currently is comprised of women from Canada, the Southwest, the Midwest and both coasts of the United States. We are a group of women from varied backgrounds, incomes and nationalities, but who are bound by the trials and tribulations of being a stepmom. We gladly welcome new members from all countries and all continents to share their stories, their thoughts and their feelings here in our safe environment.
We realize that situations do change with our members and that women here may become pregnant and have their own children one day. We will never ask you to leave or end your membership when this happens, as we respect that friendships and relationships will be formed here and we do not believe in hindering those in any way. We do, however, ask that when this happens, you would refrain from using statements like, "it is different when it is your own child" as we understand this to be a fundamental truth. We have a separate forum dedicated to members with children for when that time arrives. However, if you do already have children, we kindly ask you to join our fellow friends and stepmoms at other support sites such as www.secondwivescafe.com or www.stepmomstation.com.
Our standards for participation:
Simply speaking, The privacy and integrity of this site and it’s fellow members is a number once priority. We ask that each woman here be respected in her need and desires to be the best stepmom she can be. We ask that everyone be heard with an open mind and without fear of there being reprisals or a rushed to judgment. We must strive at all times to maintain a welcome open environment that will continue to foster friendships and relationships formed here.
Guidelines to maintain membership:
Because this is a private site, members who are not actively posting will be removed. Although this site is secure from prying eyes, we also understand that for members that are no longer active this could remain to be a concern. So for this reason, we at the end of each month (30 or 31) one of our administrators, will go through the members list and will delete any members who have not posted within the month. Should your membership be removed, your photos and member page will also be removed so that you do not have to worry about their whereabouts. If you will be away from the message board for a time, please inform the administrator in advance so as not to be incorrectly removed. Also keep in mind that those deleted members will be gladly welcomed back once they have requested reentry to the site, by contacting the administrator.