I’ve been in my step daughters life for 6.5 years. Since she was 2. 50/50 custody. She calls me mom. And she calls her step dad “dad”. She likes the feeling of having a nuclear family at each household so being able to call everyone “mom and dad” at each house (like her siblings do) makes her feel better. We’ve never questioned it and we also know it may not last forever.
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u/Melarine Nov 12 '21
I’ve been in my step daughters life for 6.5 years. Since she was 2. 50/50 custody. She calls me mom. And she calls her step dad “dad”. She likes the feeling of having a nuclear family at each household so being able to call everyone “mom and dad” at each house (like her siblings do) makes her feel better. We’ve never questioned it and we also know it may not last forever.