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[quote=Anonymous]I have a half-sibling (although I don't refer to her as such) that I met when she was 16 and I was 4. She was from one of my dad's previous marriages and sought him out when she was 16.

She was super punk rock and I thought she was the coolest thing ever. After that initial meeting my other sibs and I probably saw her once or twice a year (we were in the midwest, she was on the east coast) but I've always considered her my sister. As we got older we definitely got closer. I guess I am technically closer to my "full" siblings in the sense that my sister closest in age to me (2.5 years older) is probably my best friend and confidant. BUT I think that is probably more due to the age than the half or full.

I love my half sister and would do anything for her (as would my other sibs) and she feels the same way about us - I'm even her kids' appointed guardian if anything should ever happen to her (G-d forbid).

In any case - I think it is a lot to do with the way the parents deal with it. Her mom and family was very welcoming, my dad was very welcoming (my mom was not but luckily that didn't rub off on us)

I do have other half sibs from my dad's first marriage but I've never met them so I don't consider them anything really. Should they ever reach out (or if we could ever find them) I'd absolutely love to have a relationship with them and honestly would probably still think of them as my sisters even though I doubt we'd ever be close (due to time and extreme age difference)

That being said, I really think it's how you were brought up to consider family. One of my sisters has two step daughters they are just my nieces (not step-nieces) and they consider their two half-sisters as just their sisters.

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