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My half sister has half a brain (and that's being generous). We do NOT get along. I generally refer to her as my half sister to specify that I do not consider her to be a blood relative. The half is "she is legally my sister."
Just saying.....
Why when people have siblings but only share one parent they call them their half brother or sister?????
I mean which half is your sister and which is not, are they a half person? No so why can't you just say my brother or sister????
I'm only asking because my kids have a sister from their dad but they just say sister, but when other people address it they would say half sibling, and that kinda annoys me, I've heard a lot of people address their siblings that way also, I've always wondered about that.
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If someone asked me how many siblings I have, I say 7. But if they are taken aback by the number or if they inquire more, I have one sister, one half brother, and 5 step siblings. I think it's best to teach your child that family is family, regardless of defining terms like step, half, etc. some people just don't leave well enough alone
My sister and I have different dads. I was literally in my late teens before I realised that some people might refer to her as my "half sister". It never occurred to me. We shared the same womb (11 years apart) and she used to babysit me and change my nappies as a baby. She's my sister. No halves about it 😊
I'm totally with you on this. My dad has 7 kids- and to us, we are all brothers and sisters. We don't even add the half. My father taught us to fight and stick up for each other without partiality. It bugs me too to hear "half" sister or brother. It could be because my family is close though... Who knows.
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