It could be that this is what he wishes his mother did for him. He is probably expressing the void that he feels with his mother or pretending that what you do is his mother's doing. It's hard on kids with dysfunctional parents. Plus, you have to remember that he's in a room full of kids that have mothers that do these things, he could be just filling in the blanks from what little Johnny next to him wrote, so to say, or with a teacher helping him fill it in that knows no better. And he could very well be thinking of you as his mother. Did he give it to you? Or is it for his mother? Sometimes it's a subtle little detail like this that kids will feel it's 'okay' to express how they feel about the step parent without hurting the bio parent.

I wouldn't put much thought into it, seriously. I read another post where a SM was upset because she felt the teacher should have known better, but the reality is that the teachers don't remember every child's home experiences. They all know that there is a mother and a father for each child. And they direct their activities for the holiday.

You know, men are stupid sometimes, and they just need a good swift kick in the a$$. It really should be up to your DF (Dear Fiancee) to teach your SS about respecting those around him by taking him to go pick his own card and gift out for you. It doesn't have to be the most lavish gift, but it's the thought that counts, right? Might want to sit down with your DF and explain that to him, that it's wonderful that he brings you things, but it would also be just as wonderful if SS was able to bring his own picked out item/card etc. Just be simple and blunt about it, and over time, eventually, they get it.

StepMom

Man has the intelligence to change his life,
Sometimes, he just fails to use it...

Any chance he was thinking of YOU?

~ Anne ~

"Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission."
-Eleanor Roosevelt