Blog Chronicals of Being in a Step-Parent Limbo

SPL Emotional Note

September 10, 2011October 22, 2011 Michelle Day foods, fun, healthy cooking, kids and a cook, kids cooking, nutrition, Step parenting, teens cooking

NOTE: It is a very peculiar feeling when left in this limbo. You’re in the child’s life weekly if not daily, so your presence is felt. In my case even though Elisabeth has two very loving parents, my role becomes “parental” when we’re together, but I am not her Mom, and I am now more than her friend. I find myself struggling between the two, almost as if I am on a high-wire balancing our relationship. I never want to super seed her mother or father’s authority, but I also don’t want her taking advantage of me either. Add to the fact that at age 10 Elisabeth is fully aware of her situation between both house holds, and likes to try and play her hand. Fortunately both house holds try and maintain an even balance and support of the other. Still I find it hard to sometimes to find my own balance within this web. Anyone else out there feeling this way? Let me know. Share your stories!

Michelle Day

Michelle Day has been cooking and baking since she was old enough to hold a whisk. Michelle is an expert cook and her passion for cooking and entertaining has never wavered. At the age of 10 Michelle’s Family started a bakery in Simsbury CT, where Michelle got her first taste of running a food service business. In 1994 Michelle moved to New York City, where, she found her true passion in baking. In 2001 she started “The Catering Divas” Catering business. Serving the Upper East Side, she catered numerous small dinner and cocktail parties. Her passion and attention to detail won her the attention of some of New York’s Elite. Back at home in Connecticut, Michelle is a well known culinary instructor and her cake decorating skills jump-started a side business — Devine Cake Designs — where clients clamor for her inspired and beautifully artistic designs. After 15 years in the culinary industry, Michelle’s love of cooking, baking and children, has lead to her to her newest career, offering personalized family cooking classes and creating a TV show, digital broadcasts and Cook Books like no other. Kids and a Cook is all about healthy, fun, and easy meals for kids and their families. Michelle credits her parents with her success and her love of food, helping to create so many memories being in the kitchen with them as a child. Her goal is to have a show to help viewers create the same memories with their families. A show for the kids, and by the kids, with the “cook” there as guidance. Michelle’s featured co-host is an energetic, precocious 9-year-old named Elisabeth. Although a finicky eater, Elisabeth still loves to cook in the kitchen and learn about ingredients and how to mix them to make tasty dishes. Come join us — as you and Elisabeth learn easy recipes and explore culinary adventures. Michelle Day is available for lectures and cooking demonstrations. Please contact us through this website.