"Blended Family" (Mr. Yuk face here!)

Mr. Yuk means NO! Stay Away!
OK, fan base (of maybe one)... The term "blended families" IS BULLSH*T. Probably embraced by:

• Everyone who loves the ADD label
• And voted for Obama
• And has jumped on the "green" bandwagon because it's trendy, not because said persons are TRULY willing to change their lifestyle choices in the interest of preserving Mother Earth

IMHO, "Blended Family" = QUITTING the person you were supposed to love, honor, and cherish (ok, maybe not obey!) for the rest of your life + marrying someone NEW, and dragging your kids into the whole MESS.

Marriage doesn't have DO-OVERS. Maybe you should have planned better in the first place? And to try to put a positive spin on your "do-over" is even more pathetic. I feel sick... Ipecac syrup*, anyone?

(*Used to cause vomiting in emergency situations, such as poisoning or overdose.)

More, from the Becoming a Stepmom blog:
"Another problem with the word blended is that it creates an assumption that two families will easily and smoothly merge into one new family. But as members of stepfamilies know, it’s not as easy as pressing a button and everyone has found their place in this new family of strangers... It’s more like curdling in the beginning than blending.”

No sh*t.