Outside The Impossible

Sarah Grandinetti – What If Parenting Could Be Fun?Aired Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 1:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM ESTIt was when I turned 40 that I began to think maybe being a mom was not in the cards for me.Part of me was relieved and another part of me wondered if I had missed out on something.Then 5 years later I found myself in a partnership with a man that had a teenage daughter.I remember when we first met and how much we liked each other. She is such a sweet girl after all and curious about everything. I guess in a way I felt I had something I could contribute.Then we all did what most people do at some point in their relationship, we moved in together. That’s when things went a little south.We began playing out these rolls that we thought we were supposed to do. I became my dad at times trying to control her choices in an effort to protect her from herself.She became a little defiant and resistant to those around her. Who could blame her. I had turned into my controlling dad!Well fortunately we had the tools