MobileMe Address Book Sync - data change warning

I have used MobileMe for years and have always had the sync settings on automatic. Tonight I received the pop-up warning that over 5% of my address book information would be changed with the sync. In viewing the details, it appears that all the address book data labeled "child" on my hard drive is being changed to "brother/sister" from MobileMe.
Did Apple change something on their end with the fields in address book? or is this some conflict on my end?
Thanks in advance for any help/insight.

I just developed this issue out of the blue. Some contacts duplicate, some don't. 2-6 copies of the ones that do duplicate. Strange.

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