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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
You don't understand the definition of a step parent. The key word is current. AgadorSparticus Apr 2017 #9
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
An ex-step-parent has no biological bond or legal claim to former stepkids. VOX Apr 2017 #14
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
What drives me crazy is the lack of a collective word for nieces and nephews. Thor_MN Apr 2017 #21
Yikes! If they have a "blended family," that must be one uncomfortable Thanksgiving! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #8
However it works out in actual terminology... your conclusion is what came to my mind. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #17
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
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