One of the things that I have been asked to do in parenting is to stepmother a brown stepmother. The brown stepmother is a complete stranger to me; she is an undesirable figure that is portrayed as such in popular media. There is nothing about this person that I could relate to; she appears to be an evil scheming character. However, there are things I could learn from her in managing her daughter's time and in raising her child to become a happy young woman. Here are my top tips for dealing with a Wiener in your household: