Who is my mother's husband? I saw that question. The answer given: your father. But that's not necessarily so, is it?
"My mother's husband: factors associated with how adolescents label their stepfathers.
That research project looked at two labels - stepfather or mother's husband. They wanted to know if the labels reflected closeness with the mother or stepfather. I guess getting to a statistical outcome clears up messy things.
At the other extreme is Quora - it lives in the practical personal world. The question asked there: Is it okay for me to call him "my mother's husband rather than my stepfather?" Quora writers give a lot of "depends" answers based on personal experience. Lots of advice comes forward on Quora. Well, that is what Quora is about.
This is a messy area, and the internet is filled with gossipy stories and opinion headlines. Those in the online world love messy things. So time to move on from such a curious expression that probably has become more common in the last 40 years.
This is a watercolour interpretation of one of my favourite flowers - the Himalayan Poppy. All that white space seems to make it more elusive. Very much like the poppy is for us - it needs moist, cool summers so doesn't do well in our gardens.
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