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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I'm an adult child of divorce, if that's what you mean by "former".  I will be a child of divorce all my life, and will be coping with the practical consequences of their divorce for many decades to come.  It's not something that goes away, unless your parents get back together I guess.  It's important that you understand that.

To answer your actual question, I call my parents' partners by their first names.  But every family is different, and the only solution is to hash it out among yourselves.  Personally, as the child, I would strongly dislike it if I could not follow my own preferences in this area.[/quote]

I misspoke, I understand your point and believe me it was not my choice to be divorced.  I was willing to work things out with a cheating spouse, and I still can't believe things ended the way they did.  [/quote]

It's ok, OP, I understand!  You do the best with what you have.

Is the issue here really about the title of Mom?  Or is it that you are having a hard time coping with the idea that this person will be parenting your child to whatever extent?[/quote]

See my comment above.  Having another woman use mom would probably always be hard (but maybe not as time goes on), but it would be easier to suck it up for the kid.  The particular person in the picture right now has a very rocky relationship history and things have moved very fast.  I know most of what happens will be completely out of my control, but I don't want to try to protect my child from more losses.[/quote]

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