A Step(Mom) Too Far
(We go into a gas station. My stepmom picks up cigarettes for my dad. I’m 17; my brother is 16, and my stepmom about 26.)
Clerk: “I need to see some ID.”
Stepmom: *hands over ID* “I’m their mom, you know.”
Clerk: *looks at ID, then at her* “No you’re not!”
Stepmom: “Yes I am.”
Clerk: *looking at me* “How old are you?”
Me: “17.”
Clerk: *looks at my stepmom again* “No you’re not!”
Stepmom: “Yes I am.”
Me: *giggling* “She’s our stepmom.”
Stepmom: “I’ve had them since they were 9.”
Clerk: *looking horrified* “You had them when you were 9!?”



