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her freind was always just called an aunt even though she isnt actually related to us. so how would/should i put her in this family tree?
by mart7345@franklinschools.org (140 points)

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Family trees are typically for tracking the biological and legal relationships within a family, so there really isn't a way to show an adoptive parent's friend who was like a parent. You could add her as an additional partner of your grandmother with the type "relationship". But I think that's about as close as you can get.
by lsommerer (57.4k points)
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