In addition to the proteins (agglutinogens) existing on your red blood cells, other genes make proteins called agglutinins (a-GLOO-tin-ins) that circulate in your blood plasma. Agglutinins are responsible for ensuring that only the blood cells of your blood type exist in your body.
Older children and teens are unlikely to start calling a stepmom mom or mother partly because of their fear of disloyalty to their biological mom. It is vital for all parties involved -- biological parents and stepmom -- to support their child's choice of what to call the stepmom.
âMy 13 year old step-son has an abusive father. My step-son does not want to see him anymore and is afraid of him as well. This is a common misconception in family law. In most, if not all, states a child does not have a right to decide with which parent he or she will live, or if they can see them or not, at any age. This is in large part because it sets the child and existing family system up for too many potential problems.