As a new "step" mommy?

Tell her she can call you whatever she wants.

shes too young to see a difference meaning

when she gets older she will still want to say

mommy because shes so used to you.

tell her she can change her mind anytime

and its up to her. i know she may seem to

young to leave it up to her but still.

Yay! A fellow step-mommy! :)Even though you didn't give birth to her she sees you as her mommy, and technically you are, any female who raises a child is considered their mother, but you are the mother figure in her life. It may seem weird at first when she calls you mommy but she's going with what feels natural for her at 2 years old, in the future she may not call you mom anymore but she'll still see you as her mom, being a step mommy is hard, and you sound like you are doing a great job and keeping her best interests at heart but unless it makes you uncomfortable i'd letter her call you mommy because it's coming natural for her!

when my step daughter tried to call me mommy I just told her how it was. That I love her like my own daughter, but she has a mommy. It would be disrespectful to her mommy if she called someone else mommy. Then again, she was 6 and her mom is not a bad mom. You would have to handle it different because of the age and whether of not her mom is a mommy to her, but I would be hurt if one of my kids called someone else mommy. I don't think it's right.

I am a step mom with two natural children as well. If her mother is in the picture than I would have her refer to you by first name. Don't make her feel like it is a bad thing to call you mommy but don't encourage it. I personally always felt that it was disrespectful to my husbands ex-wife for their daughter to call me mom and I would be hurt if my children called someone else mom.

Is her mother in her life at all? I think that you are doing the right thing. She is very young. If her mom isn't in her life then when she is older she will make the decision to call you mom. A friend of mine when we were growing up she called her step mom "Momma Carol". Then when she got older she just called her mom.

hey there i think at the ages she is now she soudln't call you mum as this will hurt her mother feelings but when she gets older (10+) if she wants to call you mum it should be ok

i was 11-13 when i started calling my step mum, mum this was by choice if i was to call her my her first name now i would feel bad because she has been a mother figure to me for over 10 yrs and i love her very much