# Non-biological parents: please share your stories

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 16, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-biological-parents-please-share-your-stories/532605 "2010-03-16T00:41:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-biological-parents-please-share-your-stories/532605/18 "2010-03-16T18:01:43Z")

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I have been the legal Guardian of my youngest brother for most of his life. I’ve always found the term parent very offensive and perfer to be known as a Guardian.

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