Stepmom insists 27-year-old stepson call her “Bonus Mom,” dad gets involved when he refuses and sets healthy boundaries: “It makes her happy, just do it”

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. We tacitly agree to a lot on the day-to-day that we may not even notice is bothering us. Whether it be the way someone treats you, talks to you, or certain underlying dynamics that you suddenly snap and realize feel disrespectful. For example, your friend may be making comments to you that feel all too personal. You may feel used in a romantic relationship, or that your partner doesn't appreciate you. It may feel one sided. Maybe a coworker is constantly harping on you doing a bad job when you know in fact you're not, but it can take time to even realize the stress were under until we stop and think about it deeply.

In the story below, the protagonist is a grown man whose stepmother insists on being called a certain cringy nickname. The thing isn't only that it makes him very uncomfortable, it's also that he's an adult and doesn't need to adhere to those kinds of rules. Read the full story below for all the juicy details.

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AITAH for not wanting to call my stepmom my “Bonus-Mom?”

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“Bonus Mom” feels like a slap in the face to someone whose parents are divorced. It's like trying to romanticize or glamorize the trauma of divorced parents, broken homes, and having to integrate a completely new family into your own. These people are delusional.
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