The evil stepmother

United States
September 20, 2007 12:21pm CST
What should the roll of a step mother be? Do they have the right to tell a child to call them "mom" when they have a mother who they are very close to?
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dopey22girl
@dopey22girl (3319)
• United States
20 Sep 07
No...it should be completely up to the child who they want to call mom. If the stepmom is that mean to the child, then the father should have never married her in the first place. The stepmom needs to be loving, without feeling like she has a ton of power over the child. They can give discipline, but not in a mean way. A step mother needs to be considerate and understanding that the child does have a real mother.
tifluvnick
@tifluvnick (52)
• United States
20 Sep 07
Thank you, I agree. When I was really young my step mother came into the room that my step sister and I were sleeping in after arguing with my father and decided she was going to tell me that I was to call her mom and my sister was to call my father dad. Then for numerous occasions she would constantly ask me whether I had told my real mom that I was now calling her mom. I went to my mom and made it seem like I had chosen to do it because I was afraid of causing conflict. That just scratches the surface on the games she played but it was one of the worst.