Enhle on her stepmom role

ACTRESS Enhle Mbali Maphumulo, who is married to Black Coffee has described the difficulties – and joys – she faces as a stepmother to her husband’s teenage son.

Speaking on SABC3’s Real Talk with Anele‚ Maphumulo shared the internal struggles she faces with how different it is to be a mother to their two small children versus being a mother to a teenage boy.

“It’s very hard being a mother to a teenager when I have only been a mother to toddlers. So I am having to skip so many steps to be a teen mom.

“So he gets away with a lot because I am always having to ask myself am I too nice‚ am I not being too nice?

“Am I being too stern or am I not being too stern?” she asked.

Maphumulo said that as a stepmother she has to tread carefully in their relationship.

“There’s a lot that happens in my psyche that I think a lot of stepmothers also go through. It’s a lot. He’s not ‘mine’ so I almost have to treat him a certain way so that he doesn’t feel unloved‚” she said.

The actress said she has a very supportive structure to guide her on different aspects of life and she has learnt to also be confident within herself.

Maphumulo and Black Coffee held their lavish white wedding earlier this year after being engaged for six years. They have two sons together. — DDC