Many families don't care if they're a mix of step-relatives, half-relatives, and full-bio relatives. At the end of the day, family is what you make of it, not the DNA that you share with them. Sometimes, the best family anyone has is their chosen family, who might not even be tethered to them by a marriage certificate. The gist is: If you love the people you call family, you shouldn't be afraid to be referred to as their family either.
The woman who posted this story is not in emotional turmoil, no no—but her stepmother sure is. The woman explains that her father married her stepmother, and because of this marriage, she inherited two stepsiblings. The woman never considered her stepsiblings as anything less than family, but it's clear that her stepmother does not share the same sentiment when the woman has children and her stepmom refuses to let them call her "grandma".
So, when the woman overhears her stepmom complaining about never becoming a grandmother because her biological kids don't want children, she gives her stepmom a much-needed awakening.
The woman who posted this story is not in emotional turmoil, no no—but her stepmother sure is. The woman explains that her father married her stepmother, and because of this marriage, she inherited two stepsiblings. The woman never considered her stepsiblings as anything less than family, but it's clear that her stepmother does not share the same sentiment when the woman has children and her stepmom refuses to let them call her "grandma".
So, when the woman overhears her stepmom complaining about never becoming a grandmother because her biological kids don't want children, she gives her stepmom a much-needed awakening.
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