Sister Marie, Pigtailed Pirate's definitions

Stepmartyr

A devoted stepmother via marriage or long-term relationship who has become the target for most family disputes that happened before she even came along.

"I don't know about yours, but I hate mine."

"Mine's great. Everybody kinda made her a Stepmartyr, but she's still here."

by Sister Marie, Pigtailed Pirate October 1, 2008

step-silent

The state in which a stepparent is forced to ban or veto computers in the house because a stepchild things it's fine to post personal or false information about the stepparent on the internet or endure a nervous breakdown.

"No, I can't buy it online. We've been step-silent for months."

by Sister Marie, Pigtailed Pirate October 2, 2008