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I told my children when they were in their teens (actually I told the older and he promptly told his younger sister); I hadn't found D at that point but I wanted them to know. I think Mrs. Hoot has it right. If she treats it in a matter of fact way: this is your sister, it will be a lot simpler. I would think it's actually better at that age than older. I know a birth mother whose daughter was in her late twenties/ early thirties when the birthson found the mother. The daughter was very upset that her mother had kept secrets from her. It took a long time to rebuild that relationship.
The other thing to remember is that you want to answer the questions the children ask, but only what they want to know. They will ask what occurs to them at the time and that's all they want/need to know at that time.
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