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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why create this division, OP? What could possibly be gained from it?

My stepdaughter is almost 16 years older than my 7-year old son. We have always referred to her as his sister. He has met her mom, so he is aware that she has a different mom than he does. We have always just been matter-of-fact about it, so he just accepted it without confusion or drama. [/quote]

+1.  
Encourage a strong relationship.  They are brothers and sister, they share a parent, grandparents and half of the same genetic material from that parent.  My DD understands that her big brother has a different mom, and has since she was a toddler.  She's 6 and is now really getting into understanding all the relationships among all sorts of people.  E.g. "Grandma is your mommy. What is Grandma to Daddy? How is my uncle related to my grandpa?" and one of the questions is what is my relationship to her brother.  She places no more meaning on the term stepmother than she does on the term sister-in-law or cousin.  It's simply part of our family dynamic.  She has met her brother's mother on one occasion and calls her Ms. Larla.

There is a large age difference between them, but they are very sweet with each other.  She adores him, and he is fully accepting of and loving towards this little person who was quite an unexpected addition to his family.  Don't make it complicated, for the sake of all of you.[/quote]

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