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In addition to talking with the bfamily members about this, it may help to reinforce the titles you wish for them to use by responding in ways that model this, such as "yes, he does resemble his birthfather" or "Oh, I figured that mannerism must have come from [bdad's first name] because his daddy doesn't do that."
Sometimes, you cannot always interrupt the conversation with a "talk," but rather than have to stew about it and then get mad at yourself, at least you can reinforce the boundaries that you need to without getting into a heavy discussion when you are not prepared to do so or it is not the right time/place to do so.
Last edited by JustPeachy : 07-29-2008 at 07:01 AM.
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