bonus child
bonus child
An alternative to the title "step-child," which is a child of a step-parent who assumed the parental role through marriage to one of the child's original (usually biological) parents. Most commonly, the step-parent is the second spouse of one of the child's biological parents. My bonus children come to visit their father and me every other weekend. Just because you're my bonus child doesn't mean I love you any less. I have two kids from my first marriage and two bonus children from my second marriage.
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"God is so good in giving us 14 wonderful, natural children, plus a
bonus child. When our seventh child was 17 months old, we were privileged to adopt a special needs baby boy who is biracial and has cerebral palsy.
"I always called her my
bonus child. She was very special.
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