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how to address new relatives other than by first name. I have invented some words that could be incorporated into the lan-guage. They may take a little getting used to, but after a while, they will come naturally. This is what I propose: Stepson-ston Stepdaughter-staughter Stepfather-stather or stad The Rest he Ann Landers 3 1 Stepmother-stother or stom Stepgrandfather-stampa Stepgrandmother-stamma Stepbrother-Strother (or stro if you are close) Stepsister-stister or stis Stepcousin-stousin (or stuz if you are close) Stepaunt-staunt Stepuncle-stunele What do you think about this, Ann? Once you get the hang of it, it could be terrific.

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, after all these years, do you still insist on advising kooks as if they were rational people? Give up, Doll. It won’t work. Can you imagine what life would be like for those kids at school? You should have suggested that the woman either threaten to have a sex change operation herself so the children would still have both a mother and father, or better yet, she should have the nut de-clared legally dead. ALSO CON-CERNED

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