Dawn’s Wicked Stepsister: “What soreheads!”

“Am I awesome or do I suck?” Emily has an identity crisis this episode as she discovers what a B Dawn is to her new family. We discuss the research on blended families and detour into talk show culture in 1990. We sort of wish we were in the “Pike Plague” and not here in this pandemic, too.

FYI Links:
Attend a History Happy Hour about baby-sitters in pop culture!
Qualitative Study on "Becoming a Family"
Family conflict, not remarriage, predicts adolescent adjustment
Holmes & Rahe Stress Scale

“Stuck in Stoneybrook” is edited by Emily Crandall. Theme song written and recorded by Gary Shaller, performed by the band Kid Kit. Need some books that we mentioned? Buy them from our Bookshop bookstore. If you’re feeling dibbly generous, rate and review us on iTunes. You’re the best friends a girl could ask for. Last but not least, thank you to Ann M. Martin, for everything.