My mom died when I was 8 and my dad remarried. I love my step mom, and I don't want to call her "step mom" because she means more to me, but I don't want to call her mom, either. What should I call her, and how should I bring up the conversation without making it too dramatic?

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It sounds like you have a healthy, growing relationship with your step mom, and that's great! You can simply sit down and have a short conversation. Tell her that she has been very important to you, and that "step mom" doesn't seem to accurately describe who she is to you. Explain that "Mom" was only a name you could say to your own biological mother, and work together to come up with a new name. For example, she might ask you to call her by her first name.

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