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Sorry, I don't know if questions like this are allowed here. But I wanted to ask because I don't know where else to find a group of awesome people like y'all.

The person who, biologically, is my father came out as trans when I was in my late teens. I (like to think) I'm fully supportive of this. But the one thing I don't do is refer to her as mom/mother. My parents divorced and remarried so I have my biological mother, my step-mother, and my trans parent (married to my step-mom). And I tell myself I don't call her mom because she was never a mother figure to me growing up. But recently everytime I have to awkwardly avoid referring to her as Mom it kinda feels gross.

I dunno. I don't talk to her much (cause she's a bigoted fascist truscum POS, but that's not relevant I don't weaponize her identity.) but it does come up. Usually to people who know her I refer to her as her first name (not dead name). To people who don't I do occasionally call her either "my mom" or "my dad" just to simplify things. But neither feel right and that fact makes me feel bad.

I dunno it's got me fucked up lately especially seeing the shit that some trans persons go through with people being like "oh well you were always [dead name] to me so it's hard" and shit. I've always been fully onboard with her identity or well I thought I was until I thought about this situation more.

Don't hold back if I'm being bigoted seriously I don't like feeling like I might be and I want to self crit if I must.

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[–] Chronicon@hexbear.net 22 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I don't think you owe her calling her "mom" inherently just to respect her identity, but if your reason is "she was never a mother figure to me" that is something you might want to reflect on, as it's a bit vague.

Much like SmokinStalin said, if that means "she wasn't a good parent", you're fine, if that means "she wasn't stereotypically feminine or didn't fufill the like, emotional labor role of mother" pre-transition, idk that could have some brainwormed roots worth teasing out and eliminating. You could also just decide its easier to still call her mom. Plenty of people have shitty mothers and will understand that mom =/= good mom