Is it normal to believe that stepfamily should not be considered as such?

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If a parent or sibling doesn't come to you either by birth or adoption, they are not family. That's why stepparents and siblings should not be considered family. Yes, a husband and wife are family but not step "relatives". I hate the mere concept of a step being a family member. Why is it a thing? I think they should redefine "Parent" and "Sibling" to only the exceptions beforehand. Not to mention Steps mess up the true family dynamic. While I don't believe in the nuclear 2 parent-2 child family, I do believe in only biological or biological and adoptive mixed families.

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  • Bigbraintheory
    8 years ago

    The way I see it is blood is 0% of what it takes to be family. Love is 100%. There are people who know who their blood relatives are but don't know who they are. Or don't care. On the other hand someone
    with no blood ties who has loved you like family is just that. Notice people say man I love him like family, not I love him like blood. Or this is fams right here. In fact a lot of people would like to get rid of the whole step label like myself who can't imagine a life without my dad being around who is my family but happens we don't have a blood connection, it's a much deeper connection than that.

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  • Cuntsiclestick
    8 years ago

    Meh, as far as I'm concerned, my step sister has been more of a family member to me than my own blood related cousins, aunts, and uncles. She's someone that I'd be more than willing to die for. Us not sharing part of the same blood will never change that.

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  • VinnyB
    8 years ago

    This is basically a rehash of an earlier post about in laws and the answer is exactly the same. Marriage is a legal contract that results in legally making the two parties family. By extension, it creates a legal family bond between the members of the couple's families.

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  • [Old Memory]
    8 years ago

    My step dad as been more of a father to me then my actually father. So there for he is my dad and I consider him as such. To each their own. I don't understand why you have a problem with them being considered family. It's just a title anyways.

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  • thegypsysailor
    8 years ago

    I've always liked the term 'blended' family. It seems more cohesive and intimate and less a legal cover story.

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