[devildogwife]

You are not the only one! I got that all the time in the hospital and it drove me nuts. I was the one there with him day in and day out-I AM MOM! I corrected people and they usually used the correct language afterwards. I also put in his care plan (his chart) the correct adoption language that I wanted used. It helped the majority of the time, but the other one's really ticked me off.

My MIL has asked me about Cameron's mom before. I knew she meant his birth mom, but I didn't want to deal with that forever. When she asked how his mom was, I said I was fine. She then corrected herself and said birth mom. If that's the only way they're going to learn, so be it. If you want to say that you're 5.5, do it! I really think that's okay.

Being Cameron's mom is precious to me, and while he does have a birth mom, I am mom. That word is precious to me.