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As those of you who have read my profile know, I have a half-brother. The thing is I love him as a full sibling and consider him my full sibling. I'm also very close to him depsite our age difference(13-14) years. Which brings me to my question: Can half-siblings be considered full siblings even though they just share one parent? My brother's mom is like my step mom and my mom is his step mom if that contributes to anything. PLZ don't delete. This is a serious question. [[User:Animeboye|Animeboye]] 8:13, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
:Your question is a good one and sparks a follow-up question. Has your mother adopted your half-brother as her child? If so, he is legally your brother and is considered such for all intents and purposes. One thing you have to realize, though, is that the term "half-sibling" is a word intended to define a particular relationship. While I realize that you feel closer to your half-brother than many people may feel to their full-siblings, he is still <b>defined</b> as your <b>half</b>-brother. This does not mean at all that you two are any less close or that you two are not as close as any brothers in the world. It is just the way that your relationship is defined. One cannot, however, change the definition of the word "half-sibling" simply because they are extremely close to their half-sibling. You are <b>more</b> than allowed to call your half-brother your brother, however, if that is what you are asking. The law and society make virtually no distinction between full-sibling and half-sibling relationships. --[[User:TheTriumvir|TheTriumvir]] 18:55, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
:All right. I kinda get it. And no. My mom didn't adopt my brother. If you check out my profile, it says "he lived with his mom in Hawaii". My mom is his step mom since she married out dad. His mom is my step mom since even though my dad says they were "never together" she's still related to me in a way. Probably distant. And y'know I think having a sibling, be it a full sibling or half-slibling. Or even an adopted or step sibling is a wonderful gift. A lot of kids don't know how lucky they truly are. I'm glad to have an older brother who I can look up to and count on to help me when I need it. Even if he isn't around a lot. My friend(the "younger brother" one I mentioned) is like that too. he's got two older half-sisters who he doesn't get to see a lot. Oh and again, thanks, Trivumir. That makes me feel better. And helped me with something that's been on my mind for a while. Besides,he's been there for me more than a good majority of our family so that's also why I consider him my full sibling. 'Cuase unlike our dad's side, he really cares about me. One last thing: When you said that the term "half-sibling" is used to define a particular relationship, would that count for siblings who don't have a good reationship or don't see each other a lot? I'm just curious. [User:Animeboye|Animeboye]] 14:22, December 6, 2006 <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Animeboye|Animeboye]] ([[User talk:Animeboye|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Animeboye|contribs]]) 20:22, 6 December 2006 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->
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