Our two youngest are 6 weeks apart so we get the "are they twins?" question often. I always answer, "No, Londy is 6 weeks older than Jeremy" or something of that sort. The next question is ALWAYS "Are they real brother and sister?" uggg... I absolutely hate this question. We have 3 older kids (8, 7, and 4) and they are always around to hear my answer. So, my answer is always "Yes, they are brother and sister. They are not biologically related". I like to take the straight, honest approach.
All was well until the other day at lunch when my 7 year old daughter looks at my 4 year old son and says, "Londy and Jeremy are not biological!"
Oh my... needless to say we talked again about birthmommies and what biological means and how we all came to be a part of our family....dh and I were married to make us family, the three older were born to us to become our family, and the two youngest were adopted to become our family.
So now I'm trying to figure out how best to answer that "are they real brother and sister?" question.
Kim