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Constance Hall on the reality of being a step-mum

Admitting the challenge is "very hard." - by Grace Back
  • 02 Oct 2018

Mummy blogger Constance Hall has never been shy of sharing her raw experiences as a mother, and has become known for her outspoken and often controversial approaches. But, for one of the first times, Hall is speaking on the harsh realities of being a step-mother. 

Taking to Facebook to share her experience, the mother-of-five admitted: "It's really hard. But what makes it hard, is expecting it to be easy."

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Birthday blog was too long for insta. It's on facey. Thanks so much for all the birthday messages 💗💗💗💗 Love you so much!

Constance, who just recently married partner Denim Cooke, is now step-mum to his two teenage sons, Zeyke and Sunny. 

"Marrying somebody with children is marrying them all as a team," she said. 

"It's not committing to parent their children. It's committing to working towards each persons individual needs as a team a team that we call family." 

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Marrying somebody with children is marrying them all as a team. It's not committing to parent their children. It's committing to working towards each persons individual needs as a team a team that we call family. It's really hard. But what makes it hard, is expecting it to be easy. And like all hard work the rewards are exceptional. I am a lucky women. No, I'm not their mother. That's a title that belongs to a woman who may not be alive anymore but certainly deserves to take the credit along with their dad for these incredible boys. But one day they will marry, or have a baby, or land that job or win some world championship skate Comp and just like a mother I will be there, sobbing my eyes out with pride. Marrying someone with kids is the best thing I ever did and I highly recommend it. I love these two boys and all I except from them in return is to never forget that. 💗💗💗💗 @sunny_cooke @zeyke_cooke

The best-selling author and her new partner welcomed a child together in May, a baby boy named Raja Wolf. 

She also has four children from her previous marriage - Rumi, Snow, Arlo and Billie-Violet.

Despite claiming step parenting was "tricky", the "rewards are exceptional". 

"No, I’m not their mother," she wrote. 

"That’s a title that belongs to a woman who may not be alive anymore but certainly deserves to take the credit along with their dad for these incredible boys." 

"But one day they will marry, or have a baby, or land that job or win some world championship skate comp and just like a mother I will be there, sobbing my eyes out with pride."

"I love these two boys and all I except from them in return is to never forget that," she added. 

Constance's post has been liked over 10,000 times and has been inundated with comments of support from fans. 

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Grace is the Digital Content Editor at New Idea. Grace is a lifestyle junkie who has previously interned at Dolly, Stellar and marie claire, as well having written in the fashion and beauty sections at Finder.com.au. When not working, you can find Grace heading for the slopes, playing with her pup or stuck in a seemingly endless Instagram scroll.

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