Cherie Burns

Cherie Burns is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, People, Glamour, Sports Illustrated, US, New York, Self, Working Woman, and other publications. One of the first writers to address stepfamily issues, she speaks publicly to local and national stepfamily groups and organizations. She is a mother, stepmother, and stepgrandmother and is married to journalist Richard L. Duncan.

Books
	Stepmotherhood: How to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out, or Wicked As a stepmother, you are initially perceived, falsely or not, as a rival to the most traditionally revered and respected biological force in the family - the mother. If that's not enough to put some drama into your life, there's plenty more.