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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that you should just refer to them as her brothers. They ARE her brothers, and at this point, you are just confusing her. Kids that age (and older) are pretty pedantic about relationships, but they learn to be judgmental if you are. My recommendation would be to answer her questions factually: Jack and Jim are your brothers, you have the same dad but different moms, when they're not here, they are with their mom. The way you're dealing with it, while it seems organic to you, is actually creating more questions than it answers and definitely shows your insecurity.[/quote]
Agree completely.

You are just creating distance between your daughter and her siblings.  Remember that at some point you will be gone and it will be great if your daughter thinks of her brothers as her brothers.  The kids don't care who slept with whom way back in (for them) the ancient past.  I've gotten some good advice from my (half) brothers who are 10 and 6 years older than I am over the years.  Both my parents are gone; I'm glad I have more family. [/quote]

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