Project 3 - agree on your stepfamily identity and who belongs A Partial " Genogram " (Family Map)
of a Multi-generational Stepfamily By Peter K. Gerlach , MSW; Board member
Stepfamily Association of America or directory , Solutions article , or other page This (real) stepfamily has six active co-parents living in three homes with five dependent kids . There are nine living and dead (and emotionally important) co-grandparents, and many bio and legal relatives. Only four of the six merging biofamilies are shown. The full three-generational stepfamily has 78 adults and children, with the potential for [(78 x 77) / 2] = 3,003 relationships! It will take well over five years for this web of people to stabilize after the last of the co-parent's re marriages. For perspective, see these articles on stepfamily basics , what a stepfamily-identity means; and these vital co-parent questions and answers Options Learn how to map your own family, and what you all can learn from that... Check out www.genopro.com | |
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