Explain why the metaphor 'folded families' is more accurate than the metaphor 'blended families.'

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The Answer is Stepfamilies do not blend as much as they "fold" comfortably or uncomfortably, at times remaining lumpy into their new family structure and processes. Individual family members vary in how they adjust to new living arrangements and relationships. The term "blended" is troublesome to stepfamilies and the family studies professionals who work with them. To call complex stepfamily communities blended sets up unrealistic expectations and interferes with successful adaptation to the changes that folded families require which include sometimes allowing for and even celebrating the unique characteristics each family member brings to the new living arrangement. Children and adults in stepfamilies do not lose their identities or loyalties to previous family members.

Explain Why the Metaphor 'Folded Families' Is More Accurate Than