"Turned out his aunt was his actual birth mother, who had kids with his father too before he was born, but who had passed away in a house fire. The mother who raised him was completely sterile and, in fact, had a hysterectomy at a very young age. He was in complete shock, but said it made sense how close everyone was in the house, despite keeping all the adult stuff behind closed doors."
"My mother was involved in a poly relationship for a while when I was a kid. It was very confusing. For a while, there were four of us kids around, me, the kid of the other woman, and the two kids of the man. We were all pretty confused and resentful. Our favorite joke was 'pick a number and wait in line.'"
Children raised in polyamorous households reported diverse experiences ranging from deep familiarity to profound shock upon learning hidden relationships. Some children grew up unaware that multiple parental partners existed, perceiving close household bonds as normal while adult relationships remained private. Secrecy sometimes led to late-life revelations about biological parentage and complex caregiving arrangements. Other children described confusion, resentment, and competition among siblings from different partners, sometimes coping with humor or entrenched emotional tension. Familial structures included simultaneous pregnancies, shared parenting, and blended sibling groups, producing long-term effects on identity, trust, and family roles.
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