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Originally Posted by mrsred
eeek heather... from one un-real mom to another I think I might have to smack someone with my bionic arm if they said that to me. See, that's the nice thing about not being the "real" mom... we are the Super moms!
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Have you ever heard children talk about mom and stepmom?
We all have grown up with the stepparent image on TV or movies.
We have all heard the reference to step mom and real mom. We hear that far more then anything about adoption.
So why does it seem mean when someone who does not know any better say it to an adoptive mom?
For most people they mean it the same as stepmom - real mom.. to distinguish between the too.
The best thing is to say, adoption makes me the real mom, then say, all moms are real, whether you give birth or adopt, or marry someone with kids.