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Originally Posted by buttascotchbaby

This thread kind of reminds me (sorry to hijack for a second ) of when I was growing up. We have a pretty convoluted, complex family consisting of my parents meeting, marrying when they were very young, having me, my next brother and then divorcing. After going their seperate ways they remarried (a combined) 5 times, resulting in 6 more children. So, we have a ton of "half brothers" and I always hated that term. I never then or now loved my brothers only half way since they were only my "half brothers" I ALWAYS refer to them as my brothers.

I guess that experience prepared me for the world of adoption

Oh the world of remarriage. I have 2 1 full bio sister, 2 step sisters, a half brother and half sister. I also have "siblings" from my mothers second marriage, which she is no longer in...He had kids from his first Marriage who are sort of related in that they are step siblings to my half siblings. We keep in touch. They have kids too...I call them by name, cause I have no idea what their actual relation is to me...they used to be my nieces and nephews (by marriage maybe?) but when my Mom divorced their grandfather (her second husband), I don't know what to call them now.

I have two grandparents that I've never even met. I guess it's easy to see how no one in my family had any issue with adoption. Ty is as blood related to them as anyone