73. "He'll get over his feelings. They're more resilient than you believe. " In response to In response to 67
>I'm not certain how that will affect his particularly >sensitive feelings. Well, that's not true. I know it will be >crushing to him. i can tell by the frequency of the hints and >his general personality. I don't think any explanation will >stop him from feeling like it's a rejection. And i'd have to >answer the question 'Why do i call my stepmother 'mom' but i >can't call you dad?' What is a good response to that?
And one day, he'll understand why you told him to not call you "Dad".
Furthermore, you don't have to answer the question about why he has to call his stepmother "mom". That's for his bio mom and bio dad to do. I'd gladly nudge and refer him to those folks whose DNA he shares. And honestly, bio dad sounds like a henpecked fool because or if he really told his kids they had to call his wife "Mom".