Half siblings, what gives with this type of thought?!

[Daynaof3]

 I really despise the term "half brother" or "half sister"! I have only half siblings but my family and I(both on my dad and mom's sides) have NEVER called us that. The other day I went to my friend's bachelorette party and her sister made the comment "well they are only our half brothers and sisters so that doesn't even count past the age of 18" I wanted to say something so bad but I didn't want to start crap at her party. It's disgusting to me that anyone would think of a half sibling as less because they are technically only half blood related. I blame parents for making that kind of separation between the kids. My son has a different father than my girls but I would absolutely NEVER EVER EVER call them half siblings because they are all my children and all just as special and important to me and each other.

[Krystallized]

Oct. 7, 2009 at 7:43 PM

I also hate the term "half" sibling(s). My father used to say "you can't slice em' in half and even if you could, no matter which way you cut it... it's still your sister!" and I couldn't agree more. You still have that common bond, both are equally special :)

[MamaCeleste0722]

Oct. 7, 2009 at 11:12 PM

That's horrible that your friend said that!  I have "half" siblings but I NEVER call them that. They are my siblings. They are my brothers and sisters!

[Daynaof3]

Oct. 8, 2009 at 1:16 PM

Thanks guys! If I didn't have any "half" brothers and sisters I wouldn't have any brothers and sisters and we are all very close. Krystallized I love that quote from your dad! He sounds like a wonderful man!

(Original Poster)

[pr0udm0m_0f_3]

Oct. 8, 2009 at 1:23 PM

My oldest daughter is the half-sibling to my other two children. Plus, she is my husband's step-daughter.

During times of "technicallity", I will use those terms (legal documents, medical documents, ect).

Otherwise, you don't hear the words "step", or "half" in my house or within the family as a whole.

There is a time to use those terms, and there is not. To me, my kids are just siblings and my husbdand's children. But to the legal and medical worlds, they are indeed "half-sisters/brother" and "step-daghter/father".

My two oldest now know that they are for "technical purposes" half-brother and half-sister. But they just say "that's my brother/sister". Yes, they know that they have two different fathers, but it doesn't change how they interact with one another on that sibling level.

Now, the youngest is starting to also get the feel of knowing that her big sister has not one, but two dads and is slowly starting to learn about her family dynamics. But she is a long way off yet of knowing the full truth. So to her, her big sister is just "Sissy".