Reply to Step parents in blended families, what is the answer to "is he your only child?"

Forum Index » Parenting -- Special Concerns

Reply to "Step parents in blended families, what is the answer to "is he your only child?""

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“He has two half-siblings.”[/quote]
I don’t like this answer.  That’s about as distant as you can be! 
Also, OP, I assume it’s a typo, but you write”we” have stepchildren. Unless I’m reading it wrong, your husband doesn’t, right? He has 3 kids, period.
For you, I like the answers that say you are also stepmom to 2 more kids.[/quote]

Agreed.[/quote]

disagree. it emphasizes to the child that they are his siblings - which is the most important thing. [/quote]

[b]The OP isn't speaking to the child so she doesn't need to emphasize anything.  she is speaking to an adult. She can tell the child that he has two siblings.[/b] [/quote]
Agree with the bolded pp.  As someone with 3 half-siblings, you don't actually need to emphasize to the child that they are his siblings.  It never occurred to me to differentiate, even with the 2 oldest that I didn't live with full-time.  I have 4 brothers, period.  If I got to know someone beyond small talk, then the intricacies of who was born when to whom get addressed as it makes sense to the conversation. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics