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Old 03-16-2007, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by aclee
Is this typical? Are most bmom called their first name, and amom called "mom? I grew up in a divorced household, and my father requested that I call my stepmom "mom. I didn't see a lot of my bmom, but she was also mom. To this day it's weird talking to my anyone about my "mom"...I have often wondered how this works in an open adoption.
I think thatthis is pretty typical. I don't know of any open adoptions where the birthmom is called "mom". Usually her first nameor a nick name. Open adoption is not like divorce, it is not co-parenting and that should be clear from the get go.

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