I come from a long line of traditional families where people stayed married and there was none of this step this and that. Thank you so much for listening. I love your website. Dear traditional, One thing we who hail from long lines of traditional families must understand is that traditions are in constant flux. Today's strange new life styles are really not anything new.
Traditions change constantly.
A study of genealogy reveals strange truths about past family members that would shock even the most open minded members of the current generation. So don't lean too heavily on your traditional family history. I assure you, if you have a good look you'll find it was just as off-beat as your current situation with your husband's step mother. Even if his step-mother has only been in the family for 18 years, and even if he calls her by her first name, she has every right to want to be the grandmother of his daughter. If she doesn't seem to like you very much, that's something you can work on too.