Thread:Nerdfightergirl/@comment-29289194-20170904201655/@comment-4287993-20170906060210

We are not saying that the characters have to refer to each other as half-siblings. I have stepsiblings and I never refer to them as stepsiblings except when introducing them to people who don't know the situation. Half-siblings is just an official way to describe that they only share one parent, not a way to invalidate any relationship. Meredith and Maggie, for example, continue to refer to each other as sisters and infoboxes aside (more official), we stick to that.

Our "avoidance" of the word adopted is not based on our personal feelings, it's based on the fact that both shows say that it does not matter whether your child is yours biologically or through adoption. Also, we only avoid including it in infoboxes in order to show that nurture beats nature. Henry's (or Maggie's) page itself does not try to hide that he's adopted at all, so we're not creating a taboo in any way. We're just showing in our infoboxes that an adopted child is equal to a biological child and therefore does not need to be distinguished.

In terms of our nurture policy, Angela was raised by Jake and Lily. Henry is raised by Addison and Jake. So, they share ONE parent. That's the definition of a half-sibling, so it's only correct to use it in order to give readers a clear understanding of the way that family came together.