By alwaysalabama - 13/11/2017 23:33

Today, I overheard my mother trying to convince my brother that it's okay that our aunt and uncle are also step-brother and step-sister. This sprouted from an earlier discussion of how it's normal for people to be related multiple ways, like with us and our cousins. FML
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hadtomakeausername 1

<p>OP here (I didn't hook my email when I orginally submitted)</p> <p>To clarify, my aunt and uncle were married with kids before they became step-sister and brother. My grandmother died (my uncle's mother), and coincidentially my aunt's mother had been widowed for some time. My grandfather (my uncle's father) married my aunt's mother. I just still think it is hella weird, but we just joke about it when we meet around for the holidays.</p>

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wolfgurl28 10

If they aren't blood doesn't matter.

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RichardPencil 30

Are you hearing banjo music in the background?

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Bluepies 24

<p>Let's say two teenagers start dating, and their parents, both single, meet through them. The parents start dating and get married. Do the teenagers have to break up now, because they're step-siblings?</p>

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pavelchekov 12

<p>What other ways are you connected to your cousins?</p>

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rufus_t_firefly 9

<p>I don't know about the US but in the UK unless they were brought up together and an adoption is involved there's nothing to stop them getting married. Also, theoretically it is possible to become step-siblings after you're married if two of your parents get married later on.</p>

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lusanna 19

I think it's the fact that the mom is trying to justify the normality of people inter-related to each other more than anything...

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kdmittens 9

<p>70% of marriages in our country are cousin marriages. You are not alone ;) .. Although step relations are not blood relations so you should feel ok!</p>

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kdmittens 9

<p>70% of marriages in our country are cousin marriages. You are not alone ;) .. Although step relations are not blood relations so you should feel ok!</p>

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LyricaSilvan 29

I seriously don't understand the logic here. The use of the term "step" implies they are not legitimately siblings. Therefore, there isn't really anything wrong with them being together. Maybe you meant to use "half-brother/half-sister" instead, but that's a bit of a stretch. You really ought to post a follow-up and clarify, because this makes no sense at all.

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LyricaSilvan 29

Before anyone jumps down my throat, by the way, I meant "not legitimately siblings" as in not by blood. As someone who is adopted, I hardly am going to start saying that people who aren't blood can't be family. They just wouldn't legally be considered of the same biological line.

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cootiequeen4444 11

when you think about it, wouldn't an adopted sibling become either a full or half sibling and thus not a step sibling? though I do admit i.did for minute ponder about what about adopted kids when reading comments. then the motors started turning, haha. on any case, I'm more troubled wondering how OP and their cousins are related in more than one way and how OP'S mom is maybe justifying incest. or maybe OP'S mom sees "step" stuff like in the aunt/uncle/their kids sense as relates multiple ways an

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freeusername 4

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