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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about kids that don't live in the same house, and are different ethnicities?  They are raised differently and it is clear they are not full siblings.[/quote]

You are gross. [/quote]

This is a legitimate question.  DS wonders why he has to eat certain foods and half brothers don't have to, why he can't have a tv in the room like they do or spend hours in front of video games/movies, why he speaks a different language, takes language classes, has to do chores and read each night, can't dress like they do, etc.  When they come over, our house rules don't apply to them.

It is in fact much easier to explain that things are different because they are half siblings.  That is why they are a different ethnicity (and don't have to speak the language or participate in various cultural activities), don't live with us and therefore don't follow our house rules (because sadly, DH doesn't enforce them and even when he tries, you can't make a kid eat beans when he doesn't have to eat them at mom's or have major issues when you want to take away the video games, ipad, cell phone because they don't have to at mom's.)  [/quote]

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