Gwyneth Paltrow says she should have treated her stepchildren as her own 'way faster' than she did

Gwyneth Paltrow knows how much work it takes to blend a family.

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• Gwyneth Paltrow is reflecting on the lessons she learned while trying to blend her family.
• "If I look back at my mistakes as a stepmother, I should have just treated them both like my kids way faster," Paltrow said.
• Navigating the stepparent dynamic was difficult and often felt "full of minefields," she said.

Gwyneth Paltrow says she waited too long to fully embrace her stepchildren as her own.