Poll of the Day > Would a kid refer to a previous ex-wife as a step mom or whatever?

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I don't know
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Depends how good their relationship was I would imagine

So with that lovely double negative there is a previous ex-wife just your wife after remarrying?

Also is this the kids previous ex-wife?
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I'd assume either ex-stepmom or aunt. A lot of informal relationships use aunt or uncle despite no real familial tie. A few family friends had me call them aunt, although I think that was because it was more respectful than just calling them by their first name at that age.

Which segues into the whole idea of kids not calling grown-ups by their first name, which is kinda weird. I guess it's a residual form of respect which dates back to when nobody except close friends or family members addressed each other by their first names, because it sounded too familiar. I was watching a show set in the turn of the 1800s Canada where one character is shocked that another has called a female character by her "Christian name" (meaning first name) and questioned their familiarity.
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