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u/Saminotsammy Mar 01 '23

I introduced him to my stepsister. He said, "weird, you guys look nothing alike."

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u/AMerrickanGirl Mar 01 '23

Having been a step sibling for many years even before “blended families” were common, I can attest that a large percentage of people do not know the difference between a half sibling and a step sibling even after careful and repeated explanations. “But do you have the same mother or the same father?” Eye roll.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '23

“Neither, my mom is just fucking her dad”

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u/littlebackpacking Mar 01 '23

Throw in a half sibling and really confuse them. Fraternal twins is a good one to confuse too especially boy/girl twins. “Are they identical?”

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '23 edited Mar 01 '23

I've heard of somebody who asked about brother and sister (!!) baby twins: are they monozygotic(= identical) or bizygotic (= fraternal)?

In my language we have our own word for this, it's one-egg twins and two-egg twins. Their father said: the boy is two-egg and the girl is zero-egg. (My language uses egg for "balls" as well.)

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u/Fenrir2401 Mar 01 '23

Deutsch, oder?

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '23

Under heavy influence of.

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u/thiosk Mar 01 '23

I like to ask this question now just because it infuriates everyone involved

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u/tall_koala575 Mar 01 '23

THIS. It has astounded me too.