"Step-Mom" Still Carries a Stigma

Blended has replaced step when describing modern families, and people generally seem more accepting of the term.  With an influx of single women having babies, the onset of gay families, and couples opting to live together rather than marry, myriad non-traditional family relationships are common. 

The term blended seems to be all encompassing, and carries less negative connotations than step.  But the mother of all negative step-words is ... wait for it ... step-mother.  Don't we know it?  It is my least favorite title in life, and Wild Willy's eldest daughter still thinks I am the spawn of Satan (LOL, love that term) even after twenty years. 

The good bloghusband forwarded this informative article about the changing structures of non-traditional families, and the evil stepmothers that lurk within.  Oddly, step-families are almost considered traditional nowadays.