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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]one benefit of clarifying "half" is when children have different rules. My [b]stepkids[/b] are allowed to watch tv all day, don't need to eat veggies, etc and can do other things my DS isn't allowed to do. And the reason is because they have a different mother, live in a different house, and have different rules. (Though we try as hard as we can to enforce our house rules but are only mildly successful - can't cram fruits and veggies down a teenager's throat.)[/quote] Step kids aren't the same as "half" b/c they don't share a blood relative. In your case there isn't a reason to emphasize the difference in "step" just in house rules. However, the OP's kid is 2 going on 3. Her siblings are 10 years older. There is no reason not to refer to them as siblings.[/quote] my stepkids are my child's half siblings.[/quote] Wow -- how ignorant. Signed, A stepmom[/quote]
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