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3. Per definition, she is:

Mon Apr 10, 2017, 08:27 AM

Apr 2017

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepmother

A stepmother or stepmom is the wife of one's biological father, who is not one's biological mother.

She was married to John Chaffetz and isn't the biological mother of Jason. Per the definition, that's what she is to Jason.

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Odd fact of the day. Kitty Dukakis is Jason Chaffetz' brother's mother. [View all] Cooley Hurd Apr 2017 OP

Maybe I define stepmother differently than you do, but OldHippieChick Apr 2017 #1

Per definition, she is: Cooley Hurd Apr 2017 #3

With all respect you are reading the definition as if it says OldHippieChick Apr 2017 #5

I understand where you're coming from... Cooley Hurd Apr 2017 #6

Sigh ... OldHippieChick Apr 2017 #7

go look at the wiki again sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #24

In what definition? Cooley Hurd Apr 2017 #10

Here is Miriam Webster's definition. Key word here is after: AgadorSparticus Apr 2017 #11

I changed my OP after consideration... Cooley Hurd Apr 2017 #12

It was just so you would know. Sounds good. AgadorSparticus Apr 2017 #16

Here is the definition of a step mother at dictionary.com AgadorSparticus Apr 2017 #13

It's not common for exes to be thought of as step parents. kcr Apr 2017 #19

I changed the OP... Cooley Hurd Apr 2017 #15

Nice! And it sounds even weirder now! VOX Apr 2017 #20

whatever... Cooley Hurd Apr 2017 #22

I don't think that makes her his stepmom unblock Apr 2017 #2

We need more... Mike Nelson Apr 2017 #4

Is Jason Chaffetz also his own grandpa? Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #18

I knew someone would go there! cbreezen Apr 2017 #26

Yip, & close in Dukakis family events UTUSN Apr 2017 #23

Orrin Hatch fits in there somewhere.. coco22 Apr 2017 #25