Talk:Taiyang Xiao Long/@comment-24.206.70.32-20151024190711/@comment-50.37.82.100-20151122104057

Well, Raven left when Yang was really young (Yang admits this when she reveals this information the first time, plus considering that Yang and Ruby are only 2 years apart in age, Yang must've been a newborn baby, at most less than 3 years of age when Summer disappeared). So Summer is, for all intents and purposes, Yang's mother. That's why Yang refers to Summer as "supermom" and not as a step-mom. Yang understands that Summer isn't her *biological* mother but she is still her mom none-the-less.

Yang's family life is actually incredibly similar to mine so I completely understand Yang's point-of-view. As Chisao mentioned too, the last name thing isn't really an issue. I grew up with my mom and step-dad, and all three of us had different last names in the exact same way as Rose, Yang, and Taiyang. It isn't really something you'd think about or recognize, it's just "normal" for a kid growing up in that environment. It probably became clear to Yang when she grew older and was able to fully understand her half-blooded relation to Rose and whatnot, but for a child, it's just "family." This adult comprehension of blood doesn't click for  a child.