Stepmother, Sara, requests that her 19-year-old daughter starts calling her 'mom' days before leaving for college, stepdaughter refuses despite Sara raising her since 6 years old, causing divide among family members: 'She said she's earned it'

Some titles can be earned, whilst others are simply given. Maybe it's important to know the difference between the two.

A best friend isn't gifted to you the day you are born, a friendship takes days, months, or even years of time and effort. A shoulder to cry on is something we gain as a result of our loyalties. A King, a man destined for the role before he is even conceived, now that is a title given, based simply on the stars aligning in his favor…or some would say, the opposite.

Now, a mother. That role is gifted after they have carried us in their bodies for 9 months, keeping us fed and warm, until we can do so for ourselves. So when someone demands the title of 'mother', this is when the vulnerable question reaches surface level: Is it a title that can be earned, or only gifted by the universe?

If someone has taken on the role of looking after you since you were 6 years old, making sure your stomach was always full, your skin always warm and your forehead always kissed, surely that earns them, by definition, the title of a mother?

Or…is that too much to expect from a daughter who doesn't share your biology?

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This stepdaughter is left feeling awkward at the request of her guilt-tripping stepmother. Of course, she loves her stepmom and appreciates everything she has done for her over the last 13 years, but that does not mean that she owes her anything…
The word ‘mom’ does not add or take away from the time and love she has put into their relationship, so granting her access to it is unnecessary, and in her opinion, disrespectful to her late mother.
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" Later that night, she told my dad she felt “used” and like I only saw her as a babysitter, not a parent."

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AITAH for refusing to call my dad’s new wife “mom” even though she raised me since I was 6

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