What’s In A Name – Blended Family Titles
By SarahB | Leave A Comment
By SarahB | Leave A Comment
When my husband and I told his son we were getting married, he was a preschooler. His first question, “Can I call you mom?” We explained to him at the time that he could call me what he was comfortable with – whether it was Sarah, “The Best Cookie Baker In the World”, or some other title: all we required was that it be respectful.
Despite a few “mom’s” here and there in the younger years, in my house my stepson calls me by my first name and that’s totally okay with me. But there is a number of titles out there – Stepmom, Bonus Mom, and so many others. What’s your name of choice?
Photo credit: Randy Son of Robert
FILED UNDER: Parenting
ABOUT SarahB
Sarah is a wife, and a mother to two daughters, aged 8 and 5. She's is the stepmother to a 14-year-{read more}
Comments
Loading ...
© 2012 Blissful Media Group LLC All Rights Reserved.
My daughter was in Kindergarten when my husband and I got married. She started callnig him Daddy right from the start, on her own. This was a little uncomfortable for her bio-dad who is a great and active dad. We suggested that she call my husband “Daddy-D” (his first name starts with a ‘D’) and she does and it works out great for everyone. You just gotta do what works for your family. Great post!
My Step-Son is 12, and was 4 when Hubby and I got married. I have always told him that he can call me whatever makes him the most comfortable. Over the years it has changed from time to time, but now it is Kellyn with a “Mom” slipped in there every now and then.
I think a huge help was that HIS Mom told him that she would not be hurt if he decided to call me Mom. She knew that I would have a major influence in his life, and wanted to make sure he understood that I was a Mom to him.
My children call their step dad Les (for the fifteen year old who married Les at 12 with me) and Daddy (this child was 4.5 when we married). The younger one calls her natural dad Dad, and Les Daddy. To her they are both very much “dad”