ex-stepmother
Past marriage's mother
An ex-stepmother is a woman who was formerly married to one's biological parent but is no longer—either through divorce or the parent's death.
The relationship may remain significant or fade entirely: My ex-stepmother still sends birthday cards.
The prefix ex- marks the ended marriage, while step- marks the non-biological connection.
Protective care or control
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- separationState of being apart
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
family court · child support · visitation · blended family · ex-wife · former spouse · remarriage · dissolution
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- healingRestoration of health
- reconnectionRestoring a broken link
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- acceptanceConsent to receive
amends · second chances · rebuilding trust · reaching out · closure · moving forward · letting go · growth
State of being isolated
- disconnectionState of being severed
- riftCrack or estrangement
- distanceSpace between two points
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
coldness · indifference · no contact · boundaries · awkwardness · surname change
custody
Protective care or control
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- separationState of being apart
co-parenting · family court · child support · visitation · blended family · ex-wife · former spouse · remarriage · dissolution · mediation
forgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- healingRestoration of health
- reconnectionRestoring a broken link
- understandingMental comprehension of something
acceptance · amends · second chances · rebuilding trust · reaching out · closure · moving forward · letting go · growth · maturity
alienation
State of being isolated
- disconnectionState of being severed
- riftCrack or estrangement
- distanceSpace between two points
detachment · coldness · indifference · no contact · boundaries · awkwardness · surname change
- ex-relativesex-wife, ex-husband, ex-spouse, former spouse, ex-stepfather
stepmother, step, mother, stepmothers, stepmotherly, mothers, mothered, mothering, motherly