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[quote=Anonymous]Stepmom here. DSS refers to us collectively as his parents. If he's introducing us it's usually "This is my Dad and this is Jane". If I refer to him it's "our son" or "my stepson". The word stepmom really does have so many negative connotations thanks to Disney, but it's still factually accurate. I'm not hurt by it, but do hate automatic assumptions that stepmothers are wicked and so forth. I also think it's that the word step- seems to imply an arm's length distance. I hate calling him my stepson when I've been one of his primary caretakers for the past ten years, yet it's factually inaccurate to say "my son". Again, because it seems like I'm pushing off responsibility or love for him. It's the word we're stuck with, though.[/quote]
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