This collection of Ms. Taken's writing describes the trials of one stepmom as she fights to do right by her stepkids, son, and husband.Travails of a Stepmom (Vol. 2) consists of six articles by Ms. Taken's: An Embarrassingly Immature Moment, Daddy's Girl: A Story About Loving, Losing and Living, Two Old Ladies and One Vasectomy, Bad Parenting Isn't Your Stepkids' Fault: No Shaming, No Blaming, A Year of Bittersweet Change, and Buying Peace: Is Bribery the Key to Civility?