[jalapeno]

I've been in that situation many times. And many times I've been annoyed with myself after the fact for my response. I get the "are they twins?" a lot. A few times people have asked if my kids are triplets. Even from people who know they're all my kids I sometimes get questions like "now, which one is your daughter's brother?" I know people are wondering about my kids biology. And I'm not usually in the mood to be snippy - I generally give people the benefit of the doubt. But really, the simple fact is that my kids are siblings. I really think it just takes some practice in getting the response down right so that it feels more comfortable to say whatever it is you want to say. For my part, I'm most satisfied when I just give the short answer to the actual question that's asked. If people want to know more, they can ask.