In many blended families, however, having a “bonus parent” is an incredible blessing. There are many fabulous women who defy the wicked stepmother archetype, and instead are secondary mother figures who bring unconditional support and extra love to their stepchildren’s lives. With Mother’s Day just around the corner—it will be Sunday, May 8, 2022—there’s no better time to honor and acknowledge the dedicated stepmoms who bring an extra dose of joy to the lives of their stepchildren. While these special women may not have birthed their stepsons and stepdaughters, they love those children as if they were indeed their very own flesh and blood. Whether you are a woman who would lay your life down for your partner’s children or someone who has been incredibly blessed to have experienced the love of a bonus mom, enjoy these stepmom quotes that celebrate the wonderful relationship between stepmothers and their stepchildren.
50 Stepmom Quotes
- “Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” — Oprah Winfrey
- “I use the word bonus mom because I feel like it’s a blessing in my life. I feel so lucky that I got to have an extra, wonderful little angel in my life.” — Gisele Bundchen
- “Being a stepmom is a relationship like no other. Even the seemingly impossible challenges and fights will bond you to your stepchild or stepchildren for a lifetime.” — Michelle Brown
- “Family is family, and is not determined by marriage certificates, divorce papers, and adoption documents. Families are made in the heart.” — C. Joybell C.
- “Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Have Space Suit—Will Travel
- “Being a parent wasn’t just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life.” — Jodi Picoult, Handle With Care
- “I did not give you the gift of life. Life gave me the gift of you.” — Unknown
- “Good stepparents do much of the parenting that birth parents do but without much credit. They comfort, advise, teach, support, encourage, and love their stepchildren. They make a valuable contribution in their lives.” — Kelly Eden
- “I am a stepmother to the fullest extent.” — Megan Fox
- “A caring stepmother doesn’t have to replace the child’s own mom. She will secure her own special place in the heart of the child by her love and care.” — Unknown
- “Becoming a blended family means mixing, mingling, scrambling, and sometimes muddling our way through delicate family issues, complicated relationships, and individual differences, hurts, and fears. But through it all, we are learning to love like a family.” — Tom Frydenger RELATED: Super Stepdad Quotes
- “Stepmoms deserve the same respect a mother would receive. They pour all of their time, energy and love into a child they didn’t even create. Stepmoms don’t do it because they have to. They do it because they want to.” — Unknown
- “Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone, but still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, you did not grow under my heart but in it.” — Fleur Conkling Heyliger
- “You must remember, family is often born of blood, but it doesn’t depend on blood. Nor is it exclusive of friendship. Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family.” — Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society
- “A good stepparent can literally turn the life of a child around.” — Unknown
- “I don’t care about whose DNA has recombined with whose. When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching—they are your family.” — Jim Butcher, Proven Guilty
- “My children don’t call me stepmom, they call me Momala. We’re a very modern family. Their mom is a close friend of mine.” — Kamala Harris
- “Remember why you chose to come together in the first place—the love that you have for your partner. Your partner’s children are an extension of them, and this makes them just as important to your happiness." — Beth Huber
- “Family isn’t something that’s supposed to be static or set. People marry in, divorce out. They’re born, they die. It’s always evolving, turning into something else.” — Sarah Dresden, Lock and Key
- “Half and full should be used in math, not in relationships. There are no half-mothers, only complete families.” — Unknown
- “Stepparenting is working at a late-night convenience store… all the responsibility and none of the authority.” — Valerie J. Lewis Coleman
- “I never had that wicked stepmother or evil stepfather thing at all. I’m very close to both stepparents and I consider them to be my parents too.” — Mark Ronson
- “I might not have carried them in my belly for nine months, but I promise to carry them in my heart forever.” — Unknown
- “A good stepmom is not made—she is built. She is built by the hardships of her role, the tears she cries in secret and by the lessons she learns through trial and error.” — Michelle Zunter
- “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.” — Richard Bach, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah RELATED: Mother’s Day Gifts For Your Stepmom
- “Behind many great children is a stepparent who stepped in, took responsibility and cared.” — Unknown
- “Anyone who ever wondered how much they could love a child who did not spring from their own loins, know this: it is the same. The feeling of love is so profound, it’s incredible and surprising.” — Nia Vardalos, Instant Mom
- “Family isn’t blood. It’s the people who love you. The people who have your back.” — Cassandra Clare, City of Heavenly Fire
- “A stepmother’s love is unique. She continues to love her bonus children selflessly despite knowing that she will never be the priority in their lives.” — Unknown
- “Families don’t have to match. You don’t have to look like someone else to love them.” — Leigh Anne Touhy
- “A child cannot have too many people who love them and want to help them succeed.” — Unknown
- “However motherhood comes to you, it’s a miracle.” — Valerie Harper
- “You didn’t treat me like an extra child, you treated me like one more blessing.” — Unknown
- “When it feels as if you can’t do right by the other parent, do right by your stepchild instead. You’ll never fail with [their] best interest at heart.” — Jessica James
- “Stepparents are not around to replace a biological parent, rather to augment a child’s life experience.” — Azriel Johnson
- “The only steps in this house are the stair steps and the only half in this house is the half-and-half creamer.” — Al Hodson
- “There’s no clear road map to being a stepmother.” — Laura Brimberry
- “Family isn’t defined only by last names or by blood; it’s defined by commitment and by love.” — Dave Willis
- “They are not my stepchildren. They are my children who came into this world before I met them.” — Unknown
- “A stepparent is so much more than just a parent: they made the choice to love when they didn’t have to.” — Unknown
- “Little souls find their way to you, whether they’re from your womb or someone else’s.” — Sheryl Crow RELATED: 100 Mother’s Day Messages
- “From the moment I became a stepmother, my purpose has been to love and protect these children with everything I have.” — Unknown
- “Being a stepmother has worked out very well for me. I love my stepchildren very much.” — Philippa Gregory
- “A healthy stepmother knows that somedays she’s a stagehand, somedays she’s the leading lady, and somedays she’s the audience… and she plays each role with style and grace.” — Unknown
- “If you’re about to become a stepmother or are currently filling that role, you are gambling that the love you’ve found and the strength and wisdom that you’ve acquired will see you through.” — Sue Patton Thoele, The Courage To Be a Stepmom
- “Only true warriors can become good stepmothers.” — Unknown
- “I’m lucky to have two mothers; a great mother and stepmother. If you don’t do it for yourself, do it for a woman you love.” ― Mark Rebb
- “Being a stepmom is not easy, but a sweet hug and kiss from the kids are all worth it.” — Unknown
- “From the moment I became a stepmother, my purpose has been to love and protect these children with everything I have.” — Unknown
- “A stepmother’s role is sometimes difficult, but it is always worthwhile.” — Ivana Davies Next, check out these heartfelt quotes about blended families.
