tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post114429027668435333..comments2023-12-21T04:18:32.670-05:00Comments on The Wicked Stepmom: Stepmom Names: A Few SuggestionsWicked Stepmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07512939493170663368noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-25901929793457940402020-02-21T18:41:32.845-05:002020-02-21T18:41:32.845-05:00Wow,... very interesting dynamics, blended familie...Wow,... very interesting dynamics, blended families....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919444126003379424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-78046267350772903532020-01-13T13:36:09.355-05:002020-01-13T13:36:09.355-05:00Why not suggest EM (Extra Mom) Why not suggest EM (Extra Mom) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920415824452957342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-81681494424181193942019-08-07T16:42:10.111-04:002019-08-07T16:42:10.111-04:00I was also Oma to my stepkids. It means mom in Kor...I was also Oma to my stepkids. It means mom in Korean too :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-16153348393353197652014-03-23T18:58:08.453-04:002014-03-23T18:58:08.453-04:00My 19 year old daughter calls my husband of 15 yea...My 19 year old daughter calls my husband of 15 years DD. We came of with that name when we married when she was 4 1/2. We had been dating x 2 years. She tried changing back to his name but never could do it. I believe there relationship is stronger bc of that...and they just get along.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475490806940786134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-55902237550257090182013-11-25T06:56:28.186-05:002013-11-25T06:56:28.186-05:00Is there someone in your real life you can talk to...Is there someone in your real life you can talk to about this? You have the right not to live in fear of being hit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-66168354474109327052013-08-07T14:56:07.192-04:002013-08-07T14:56:07.192-04:00My dad just got 're married and he wants me to...My dad just got 're married and he wants me to call my step mom something else than her name and I already have a mom and she keeps pressuring me to call her mom but my actual mom dosent want me to call her mom and I don't want to call her anything else than her name and my dad yells at me because I still call her her name and my step sister started calling my dad , dad because she never Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-76700626300874455392013-08-07T14:51:27.681-04:002013-08-07T14:51:27.681-04:00My dad just got 're married and he wants me to...My dad just got 're married and he wants me to call my step mom something else than her name and I already have a mom and she keeps pressuring me to call her mom but my actual mom dosent want me to call her mom and I don't want to call her anything else than her name and my dad yells at me because I still call her her name and my step sister started calling my dad , dad because she never beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242989809623932855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-75764118050625567062013-04-21T08:23:50.683-04:002013-04-21T08:23:50.683-04:00^^And let me just quickly add, my DH never had a p...^^And let me just quickly add, my DH never had a problem with whatever his daughter wanted to call her stepdad.^^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-12984719671209183192013-04-21T08:20:59.402-04:002013-04-21T08:20:59.402-04:00Ive been in my SD's life since she was 1...her...Ive been in my SD's life since she was 1...her BM cheated on my DH when my SD was 10 months old and left when she was about 15 months. (i was her teacher in daycare and so her primary caregiver starting from when she was 1) My SD started calling me "Mumma" (on her own accord) when she was 2.5 (DH asked me out when SD was 2)much to the dismay of her mother. I would say to SD, I'mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-27311872616809524282013-01-06T19:05:02.195-05:002013-01-06T19:05:02.195-05:00My hubby and I were best friends for 3 yrs before ...My hubby and I were best friends for 3 yrs before we got married and in that time he had a daughter. We got engaged when she was 8 months old andnow she is 13. She has always called me mom, despite her biomom HATING it. My hubby and I never put it on his daughter to call me mom, she just has. Her Biomom tried to have a judge force their daughter to stop calling me that. What I'm getting at isAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563482385660448045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-57911958000601883332012-05-21T18:56:36.363-04:002012-05-21T18:56:36.363-04:00My ex-husband is getting remarried and our kids ar...My ex-husband is getting remarried and our kids are not sure what to call their soon to be stepmom. I feel they need to show her respect, but I'm the mama. I like this list, as we have been trying to come up with alternative names. I just hope she likes it, I think she wants to be called mom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110389271702237211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-48042556254498392142012-05-10T12:15:12.608-04:002012-05-10T12:15:12.608-04:00I just read this and love all the ideas! I have be...I just read this and love all the ideas! I have been a "step" Mother for 10 years to a wonderful bonus daughter...We(her mother and "step"father and Her Father and I)All have a great relationship! My bonus daughter and I have been very close since she was 2...Her and I have always liked the name Mim for the "step" mom,to us it's not the mother but,mimic of a &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-502542702127356212011-10-24T14:28:24.979-04:002011-10-24T14:28:24.979-04:00*hugs* to you Anon. Every situation is difficult a...*hugs* to you Anon. Every situation is difficult and complicated in it's own right. A name is just that... a name. Children can't and shouldn't IMO, be forced to call us anything other than what they are comfortable with. <br /><br />Cinderella calls me by my first name, and I'm ok with that. Our love grew over time, and for reasons all her own she (and I) never pushed the issue Wicked Stepmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512939493170663368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-52168090851020426332011-10-22T23:31:11.518-04:002011-10-22T23:31:11.518-04:00My situation is a bit complicated. I've been w...My situation is a bit complicated. I've been with my BF for about 16 months. I have been living with him for about 10 of those months and we've decided to spend the rest of our lives with each other. He has 50/50 custody of his son (4) and daughter (8). Their BioMom has already had a baby with her new fiance, who has a kid from his previous marriage. My BF's kids call their BioMom'Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159216213591336586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-56523248715651024562010-11-23T12:41:56.235-05:002010-11-23T12:41:56.235-05:00My future hubby and I live together and my future ...My future hubby and I live together and my future SS is currently a year old, I've known about him since he was about six months, but he's a huge part of my life. At least 5 days out of the week, he's here with us and I'm not exactly comfortable with the idea of him calling me by my first name because we've already bonded so much that it just seems inappropriate. I really Ariananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-50342017711208585232010-11-18T15:21:54.185-05:002010-11-18T15:21:54.185-05:00My hunny and I have been together since the birth ...My hunny and I have been together since the birth of his son...long story, she left him just before she found out she was pregnant...but anyway, I have been in my SS's life since the very beginning, and he is only 18 months old now. I call him "little man" and we have such a great time playing together. It is obvious I have made a bond with him. I have been pondering what he willChryshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10963339534997070194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-74439527996828293852010-11-11T13:01:09.348-05:002010-11-11T13:01:09.348-05:00I can empathize with first ananamous since my kids...I can empathize with first ananamous since my kids biomom does the same thing. She seems to force them onto her bf and to make them have some kind of bond. My sson just turned 4 and my sdaughter is 22months, they both call me by my first name. My SD sometimes calls me mamma but whether it's because she slips and forget I don't know but I respond when she calls me that and I don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-2057272602419559542010-10-22T12:58:23.707-04:002010-10-22T12:58:23.707-04:00First, as the adult child of a step-parent who I d...First, as the adult child of a step-parent who I don't always care for, I refer her to when she isn't around as my Step Monster (ty Demi Moore, re: St. Elmo's Fire) but if she makes my Dad happy, then ultimately that is what counts. Around her and Dad, I call her by her first name.<br /><br />For my own children, my oldest was 6 when I met the man I married (my son's biofather Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-4074366801480560892010-04-18T15:07:16.012-04:002010-04-18T15:07:16.012-04:00We are getting married this summer and have been t...We are getting married this summer and have been together for about 2 and a half years. I have a boy age 5 and he has a girl age 6. We plan to have at least one more child together and want all the kids to feel loved and encouraged in our future home together (we won't move in together until we get married). <br /><br />The little girl's mother is a good mommy and shares 50% of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-78628390113133509222010-04-07T20:07:14.581-04:002010-04-07T20:07:14.581-04:00My step-kids call me by my name, Denise, although ...My step-kids call me by my name, Denise, although I recently found scribbling under the basement staircase where my stepson had written with a big black permanent marker f***Denise! So I guess there were times in the past ten years that they did have nicknames for me, too. I suggest treading softly on this topic. Divorce sucks for kids. Try not to make a big deal out of anything. Take it Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779365028624975689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-62171312895287972192009-10-27T14:10:53.815-04:002009-10-27T14:10:53.815-04:00Madre works for us. I have a (just-turned) 7-year-...Madre works for us. I have a (just-turned) 7-year-old stepson, Mom is around, and Dad and I plan on having kids. So, while I initially had no issue with my first name being used, we felt something more official--a title--was good for the SS to use after we married. <br /><br />Plus, it's a name that won't be confusing or weird for our kids in the future. Sometimes he even calls me "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-87490465514169427062009-10-21T15:00:57.589-04:002009-10-21T15:00:57.589-04:00Wow This has been very helpful! My 3yr old stepda...Wow This has been very helpful! My 3yr old stepdaughter has been calling me mom and her bio mom Mommy since she 1st started talking. She knows the difference and will correct anyone that tries to call her Mommy Mom or me Mommy but lately her bio mom has been on a campaign to get her to stop calling me anything other than my first name, which at 3 she can't pronounce. <br /><br />I love theNAU4Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04154495702303809560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-66085333467336131862009-09-29T01:42:39.989-04:002009-09-29T01:42:39.989-04:00Thanks, this was so helpful, and so were the comme...Thanks, this was so helpful, and so were the comments! My husband (of 3 months) and I have been tossing around ideas of what my three stepkids should call me other than my first name. They all at some point have asked to call me "mom", but I think it would hurt their biomoms feelings, and I don't want to do that. We are considering Em (pronounced "eem") which is a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-46064516824272267842009-09-09T07:51:56.573-04:002009-09-09T07:51:56.573-04:00My SD really struggled with what to call me. She ...My SD really struggled with what to call me. She was 5 when we got together and we have custody of her but not her twin brothers (long story). I gave her permission to drop the Miss + first name as we have a special relationship but she wanted to call me mom. I talked with her about her other mom and we tried nicknames. She had a horrible reaction to the whole step mom concept--became fearfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808149.post-1650835641199734092009-08-12T18:01:42.617-04:002009-08-12T18:01:42.617-04:00My husband and I have been married almost a year n...My husband and I have been married almost a year now. His kids are now 2, 4 & 6, and decided on their own to call me Mama (the littlest) and Mama *name* (the older 2). The oldest has started calling me Mom when we're together, since that's what my two boys (8 & 15) call me. Their biomom (we're in the middle of a custody fight) now demands that they not call me anything Earthmomnoreply@blogger.com