{"id":751897,"date":"2024-11-18T18:42:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T23:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/?p=751897"},"modified":"2024-11-18T22:07:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T03:07:34","slug":"teen-learns-older-sister-actually-mom-wants-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/parenting\/teen-learns-older-sister-actually-mom-wants-custody","title":{"rendered":"I Just Found Out My Older Sister Is Actually My Mom &amp; Now She Wants Custody of Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What would you do if you found out that the person you believed was <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/news\/teen-daughter-is-pregnant-i-have-to-tell-her-her-sister-is-her-mom\">your sister is actually your mother?<\/a> While it sounds like something out of a soap opera, it does actually happen. 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