# My 16yo son ignored Mother's Day.

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 10, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-16yo-son-ignored-mothers-day/719727 "2015-05-10T21:52:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 16, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-16yo-son-ignored-mothers-day/719727/261 "2015-05-16T13:38:41Z")

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> [@CarnalK](#):
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> A step mother is a woman who married your father. Don’t go redefining words to complain about others redefining words. That’s stupid.

Sorry, the boy has a mother and a female step-father. A step-father is a person who married your mother, right? I can’t see how this adds clarity but I will bow to your definition.

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