i've 3 siblings 2 of them boy one of them my little angel because she is youngest.
If you are oldest brother in your siblings u gotta be dignified .
Because u're gonna be firs teacher for all of your brother, You gonna teach them things of parents don't give them
How to talk with girl
How to fight with overbearing people
How to respect old guy
How to look other
How to drive to car
How to set behavior up
How to help your family
How to be trustworthy person
U have to figure problems out . But if u want to give them good behaviors, you have to have good behaviors , Because u cannot give to anybody if you don't have it. I was lucky although i didn't have any big brothers. Because i had cool and dignified big brothers of street who gonna teach me how to solve problems.
If there is one thing I wouldn't trade for the world, it would be my relationship with my siblings. My brother and two sisters are all as central to who I am as the parents who raised us. Although I'm the youngest, I never feel belittled, and there are always three amazing people I can turn to when life is less than perfect, when my parents are being annoying, or when I have a paper in need of revisions.
Do you have siblings? How many? Are you close with them or do you often squabble?
I do have one sibling, when we’re not squabbling which isn’t a lot, we’re great at playing together. We normally go to each other when we’re bored or need someone to talk. Because I’m the older sibling, if he is upset about something our parents did, or is frustrated with something they told him to do, he comes to me for advice.
What special memories do you have of sibling bonding, family quirks and growing up together? If you clash with your brothers and sisters, what are the reasons? Do you hope to improve the relationship someday?
My favorite memories are of our every-other beach house trips, we share a house with our cousins and he’s always a joker around them, so he’s we don’t really fight there. When it comes to our relationship though, we’re unbreakable, he’s fought somebody for trying to harm me and I’ve done the same for him.
If you are an only child, do you wish you had brothers and sisters, or do you like being on your own? Do you have other family members or friends who fill that role?
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As the oldest sister of four girls, I can say that there is probably only one word I could use to describe my relationship with my little sisters. ROLLERCOASTER! One minute we all get along, the next minute someone gives attitude and we become a house divided. We were all taught to be strong independent individuals and I find that tends to lead to us a clashing opinion and we all find our selves starting arguments. But, I would not trade living with my sisters for anything in the world. My sisters are my best friends. They are the ones I go to for advice, we are intensely loyal with each other and would never let another person hurt or disrespect each other. My sisters are the first ones to take care of me after a breakup when I am sick and they are there to congratulate me after I receive an award and show up to every performance or show I have been in. I absolutely adore my family, my parents and sisters are the most important people in my life. We squabble all the time, but we also support and care for each other. These people are without a doubt the most important relationships in my lives and they will always be the ones I cherish most.
I have grown up with a brother thats 22 months younger than me. When we were younger, we always grew up in a decent balance, with sometimes we get along like bestfriends and other times we fight a lot. But needless to say, his temper has gotten better and weve became better related than we used to, which im glad of. He some times criticizes me for my natural bad habits or bad thinking, which goes both ways, but we get along pretty well.
I was an only child up to the age of ten. Before then, I had actually expressed a desire to have a sister. I often felt lonely with no one to play with and seeing others my age with siblings near our age they could talk to a play with made me almost jealous that I didn’t have that sort of connection with anyone. But then when my mother had announced that she was having a baby girl, I was not interested. I didn’t even believe her for the first few months. When she finally had her, I was even more disappointed that I couldn’t really play with her, she cried all the time, and she required all my parents’ attention. I was not the only child anymore. Back then I think it bothered my childish mind a lot more. Now I just consider how to help around with her. Compared to me, I think she can be a bit of a handful, she just needs more attention and entertainment, she gets upset and distracted easily. I guess the age gap can contribute a bit to it, but naturally we are just very different from one another. Our family calls us Yin and Yang, different in all aspects, yet complementary to one another. I try my best to help her with homework and play tea parties with her occasionally. She doesn’t show much love towards me in traditional ways like hugs or kisses, but oftentimes she feels the need to be more sweet and speak kindly to me and that’s probably the best I’ll get.
I have two half-siblings, an older brother and sister that are eight and nine years older than myself. They did not live with me, but visited very often for weeks at a time. Due to this age gap and separate living conditions, we were not as close as we could have been. However, I get along with them very well when I see them from time to time. They both live in different states, but they come to visit as often as they can. We have the same interests, and I will always carry the memories of the three of us playing games and running around outside throughout the seasons. I know that when I am older, the three of us will be able to communicate easier, and have more in common than we do currently. While my siblings are away in their other homes, or at their university, my close friends act like siblings as well. All in all, my siblings and I get along well, and I hope to strengthen our bond in the future.
when me and my sister where doing yoga together
I have a sister in 7th grade and we don´t get along well. My sister does musical arts so sometimes she would sing and it would make our household go crazy. One time I was trying to read then she started to belt a song and as you can imagine it was pretty hard to read with this loud singing in our small apartment.
when me and my family were making cake pops
I have a little sister who is 8 years old, and we get along some of the time, but we argue other times. We have made many special memories with each other.
I am the oldest child,i have a little sister 4 years old.We don't quit get along from age diffrence,but i forgive her because she is only 4 and she is so cute.She always steal my stuff and either draw on it or just take it and rip it up.Example mt drawing statue of a woman she took a pink marker and started colering on it.
I have a sister. Our age gap is twelve years. It is quite a stretch if you ask me. We are pretty much like any other sibling group other than the fact that she still can't speak Spanish (Our First Language). But she can be very annoying. During the weekends, she will wake up early and go to my room. She will proceed to get on my back and start to jump. It is a horrible way to start your day! Then she will jump very high and land on my head. Very hurtful! Other than that, it is pretty normal.
I am the oldest child in the family. I have a little sister. Our age gap is twelve years. It is quite a stretch if you ask me. We get along quite well. But like always, she fights with me over everything. If I have something she wants, she will throw a fit until my parents tell me to give it to her. That is very annoying. Not quite as annoying if she wakes up before me during the weekends. She will enter my room, get un my back and will start to jump. She is very heavy especially if you are sleeping and laying down. Then eventually she will jump on my head and I will get very mad. Other than that everything is quite normal.
I like having a brother around. I see him once a year. I also have a birth mother named Jessica. I have a brother named Nigel. He lives in Washington State. My mom and dad adopted me. I want to see my brother again.
I’m the middle child in my family, I have an older sister who is seventeen and a younger sister who is thirteen. We’ve always gotten along really well because we are so close in age and share the same interests. But, like all siblings we will fight over anything. We usually just argue over sharing things so our fights are usually resolved quickly. My older sister and I are really close, we’re Irish twins which means we were born a year apart. We do almost everything together and I can tell her anything. Even though she’ll only be three hours away, it’s going to be really different when she goes to college. My younger sister is like my best friend, we are really crazy when we’re together, we have countless inside jokes, but we also share a room so I fight with her more than anyone else. I still love them though, and I couldn’t ask for a better family.
I have a little sister in middle school and she always makes me smile. I remember when we were little we used to make all of these inside jokes and we used to play together all of the time, but eventually I got older and I thought I was too old to hang out with my little sister. Our friendship was starting to grow apart and I felt like we didn't know each other anymore. But the older I get the more I realize how much those memories mean to me, and how much our bond strengthens everyday. Even though my sister is younger than me I look up to her everyday, and I would never ask for a better sister.
@Preston, that is very nice! My sister can't even speak proper Spanish (We speak Spanish at home). I hope that one day our bond will be as great as yours.
@Preston, That is very nice! My sister can't even speak Spanish ( We speak Spanish at home). I hope maybe one day we will have a bond as great as yours.
I have two siblings. An older sister who is in college and a younger brother in middle school. My sister and I never got along as kids we would always fight and be mean and petty towards each other. Now that she is in college and away all the time we are really great friends! We have both matured and can u defat and each other better now that the age gap doesn’t effect our conversations.
My brother and I still argue a lot. But when we are not arguing we have fun. When all of us are together we put our differences aside and cherish our time with each other.
@Katie I know how you feel about you and your little brother fighting. Me and my sister argue a lot too, but the older I get, the more I realize how important these memories are. I should be making good memories that me and my sister can look back on when we are old.
I get to share the joy of middle child with my younger brother (15), he's a freshman this year. Then I have an older brother who has just started his sophomore year of college.(20) I also have a younger sister who's a little 6th grader(12) and then theres me a junior in high school (16). My family is very close, my mother makes it a point that we all eat dinner together every night and go over our days. I used to share a bunk bed with each my brothers, up until 6th grade. But I never shared a room with my younger sister. Her and I are 4 years apart and honestly shes one of my favorite people to spend time with. My younger brother and I are very close in age, in fact we're Irish twins; born less than a year apart. We're in the same school now, and we have a lot in common. We walk to school together everyday and spend a lot of time together. My older brother and I don’t get to spend as much time together now, but he came make a long car ride fun. My family is great I wouldn’t trade them for the world.
@Meg Clements We have a lot in common, I'm also a middle child and an Irish twin and my older sister and I go to the same school too and we are really close. I also share a room with my younger sister and we used to have bunk beds.
Like most siblings, my brothers and I have grown up chasing each other, teasing, arguing and etc, but more importantly, loving each-other. As years go by, we realize the value of our loved ones and how they have an impact on our lives. Being the only sister and the youngest one, I am able to use these excuses for my advantage. While the chores in my house are mostly done by my parents, we as children are expected to also help. Although I help occasionally, I end up making my brothers do most of the work as we quarrel about who does the chore amongst us. Over the past years, I have definitely improved my relationship with my siblings as we grow into adults. I believe that no matter what comes between siblings, there is always a goofy yet caring relationship present.
@Ayesha Mozum As people grow up we realize how important family relationships are. I used to argue with my sister all the time but now that she's in college and I'm in high school we get along really well, she's one of my best friends.
Personally, I have one sibling and it happens to be a twin sister. We have always gotten along, but our relationship has definitely grown much stronger as we have gotten older. My sister and I are really close, and because of that we are able to have lots of fun with one another. Beyond that, my sibling is someone I can talk to and i know she will always be there for me. Having a sibling is like having a best friend that will be in your life forever, that’s why siblings are so great.
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I'm the oldest child in my family. I have three other siblings: my brother (13), my sister (6) and the youngest sister (1). I think that we are really close right now. I still have problems with my brother sometimes but that just how is it happens in ay relationships between siblings. We were always close but i feel like as old we are getting as close our friendship becomes. We have so many things in common right now so it's very interesting to live with a person who can understand you. What about my sister? I have a really close relationship with her too. Of course spending time with younger siblings is a lot easier. But we are also very close because the time when she was younger I was babysitting her for a long time because of my parent's work. And we still spend a lot of time together. It's very hard to see how fast time flies. How tiny she was and how bigger she gets. It's always very interesting having a conversation with her. She already seems like a grown girl. But for me she will always be a tiny little baby. The youngest of my siblings is so adorable and I love her so much. Even if she's really young right now i already know that we are really close to each other. She is always smiling at me and I like to spend time with her as well.
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I'm studying abroad right now so i can't see all of them and sometimes I'm really upset because i feel like i miss a lot of things. I facetime them twice a week so my little sister wouldn't forget me and I think it works. I really miss them and look forward to coming back to my country to see all of them.
I have 3 siblings, the oldest is my sister and she is 22, next is my brother and he is 20, then there's me (15), and finally my younger sister who is 13. We all get along pretty well and we make so many good memories together. I'm really close to everyone but I think my younger sister and I are close. My brother and I have gotten really close as well over time. He goes surfing a lot so sometimes I like to go with him and either watch him or go out in the water too. I tell all my siblings everything and I can always rely on them for giving me great advice. When i was younger my older sister would always take my younger sister and i shopping and would go eat lunch somewhere, and we still do that almost every weekend. I'm really lucky with the siblings I have because I know some people who don't get along with their siblings that well, and that has made me realize how grateful I am to have them in my life. :)
I’m an only child, but I used to have step siblings that I lived with before they moved away. So I guess you could say I’ve seen both sides of the spectrum. I had a little stepsister and an older step brother, we used to argue all the time. I enjoyed those fights, it was annoying at the time but now I look back on them with fond memories. An upside to living as an only child again is that I don’t have to share my christmas presents with my siblings anymore. But it’s nice to have someone you can talk to that's not your parent. I don’t think I have a specific one that I prefer, but I’ll always cherish the memories I made with my siblings.
I have two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister, my older brother is 18 we used to fight constantly but now we get along pretty well.
We have been through a lot together and he is one of my closest friends. We still fight a lot but he's my brother and that's to be expected. He does a lot for me when my parents can't, for example he takes me to school almost every day, ( even though im late a lot of the time it's more about the fact that he's putting in the effort.) he also takes me home every day even though he can leave school after third period. I know that I can trust him and that if I ever need anything he will be there for me. My brother always gives me great advice... whether I asked for it or not, and Even though we used to fight constantly I don't know where I would be without him.
OH heck yeah I’ve got siblings! I have 2 brothers and a sister with another sister on the way from India and I couldn't be more happy about it. Most mornings I wake up to the sound of my 4 year old sister laughing or screaming downstairs and then running upstairs with some sort of toy to “wake me up with.” (basically just smacking me with it over and over while dying of adorable toddler laughter). Usually this routine wakes up my brothers who both sleep on the same floor as me and it just becomes the usual crazy morning that I love. Frantic pancakes, tickle fights, forgetting towels, blasting Baby Shark, Hot wheels shooting around, finding that missing backpack, discovering that Anika (my little sister) hid a shoe, watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Mornings like this are why I love my siblings so much. We just laugh so well together! I am extremely lucky to have such amazing siblings and honestly never fight with them. We get along super well and really will be lifelong best friends.
I am the oldest sibling with a five year age gap between my sister and me, so we are very different places in our lives. She can be one of the most annoying people in this world crying complaining and sucking up to my parents. But I love her so much and thinking of a life without my sister sounds to calm, but everyone needs some spice in there life or its too annoying.
My favorite memory about Chloe (my sister) is for about two years she was convinced she was older than me always telling me she shrunk in her old age and forgot most of her life this was the most annoying thing when I was nine but looking back you have to laugh. Another thing about my sister and me is we are very, very similar looks wise but not at all in personality. Half of us were pictures of us when we were younger. You can't tell the difference and thought I don't see it. Altogether, I love my sister and could not imagine a life where she wasn't a constant pain.
I have one sibling, a sister who is two years younger than me, and our relationship can be described as chaotic at best. We’ve fought pretty regularly for as long as I can remember, over stupid little things, like who’s sitting in whose spot on the couch, fighting over what to eat, or where to go, trying to force the other out of their room, even a little comment in a certain tone of voice is enough to start an argument. My parents were pretty horrified at how much we picked on each other ( and i’ll be honest here i was mostly at fault ) and they would constantly tell me that I had to be nicer to her or when we were older she wouldn't want to speak to me. Even then I understood where this was coming from, as my mother hasn’t spoken to her older sister in many years, and I’ve never met her. But, I never understood why they seemed so upset, as far as I knew all siblings fought, so why should we be any different. But one thing that did help to improve our relationship was when my parents separated. Suddenly she was my favorite member of the family with my parents in disgrace, and though we still fight often, I know I’d do anything for her, and that no matter how much we fight, we’ll still be just fine.
I have one brother and one step brother. When we were younger My step brother and I did not get along. I was confused on why he came to my house and didn’t listen to my mom and got special treatment from my stepdad. I felt obligated to defend my little brother and my mom when he didn’t listen to her. We would always bicker. Now that we are both older he has learned to be more respectful to my mom and to me and intern I show him respect and he’s more mature. I love having little brothers I never have to share clothes or worry about girl things. To be completely honest they are my escape. On the weekends I always offer to take them to a trampoline park or to go go karting and we always have a good time together.
For being a blended family I would say that we are really close. We all have our moments but at the end of the day I love having my stepdad and my step brother around. They definitely offer new perspectives on important things in my life and I value their opinions now. I hope that as we grow up we can grow closer instead of apart, and that we can continue our sibling bond through adulthood.
Every day I wake up and see the same four faces. I have a brother and three step sisters. Me and my brother were always super close since we were babies. We would do almost everything together. That also meant there was a lot of arguing and crying. My brother always tended to get me in trouble. There was one day where he threw a rock at me so I started crying and told him. He refused to get in trouble so we stood in front of each other for two hours. I had enough and said I lied, years later he admitted to it. Even though he's stubborn and annoying he's been through a lot with me. He was always there to pick me up and was the only person who never truly let me down. When it comes to my stepsisters I didn't like them when we first met, but once we started being around each other more I grew more fond of them. We would always have sleepovers and play-dates until the day my dad decided to join families. They got married and we all moved in together. I had to share a room with two of my sisters until around 2018. I feel as if I am lucky to have such a large family even if half of it isn't blood. I will always have a special connection with my siblings no matter how hard things get.
I have 4 siblings, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. When we were younger, the house was basically never quiet. There would always be someone screaming, laughing, crying, or even just making random noises. Whenever one of us did something dumb or “childish,” most of us would team up against that one sibling. Being the 4th of 5 children, that “one sibling” would usually be me. I was quite the troublemaker when I was younger, and my siblings love to bring up old stories of me doing dumb things —half of which I don’t quite recall doing. If one of us was being scolded by our parents, the rest of us would hide behind a wall or on the stairs and listen while exchanging glances, sometimes quietly giggling to ourselves, and sneaking glimpses at the sibling from behind the wall. But if the peeker was spotted, they were also scolded for not taking care of the other sibling or not being a good role model for letting them do that. However, if I did something I would get scolded by myself (more than half of the time), then I’d go and “attack” my siblings for not coming in to save me —sometimes I’d hear their giggling or see their eyes for a split second. Now, we still fight of course, but not as much as we used to... maybe it’s because we’ve all matured and changed in ways that have strengthened our sibling bond. Now, we like to spend time together by trying to eat at least one meal together, going out, playing outside, and most importantly, we love to play video games together whenever we can.
The wooden seat is unforgiving in its rigidness as I attempt to wipe the sleep from my eyes. I scooted the chair closer to the matching table, reaching out blindly for my treasured Harry Potter mug that I was hoping was filled with steaming hot chocolate. Taking a sip, I finally take the chance to look at the rest of the table’s occupants. My 11 year old sister is to my left, attempting to gain everyone’s attention by making weird animal noises (I tried to get her to stop to no avail). I was about to start eating when I realized something was missing. Where is my brother? As soon as the thought registered in my mind, I felt something cold make its way down the length of my spine. He’d dumped a bucket of ice cold water down the back of my shirt.The next few moments passed in a blur. I remember screaming in shock; I remember turning around to see my 13 year old brother’s mischief filled eyes, and I remember reaching over and picking up my sister’s juice-filled cup and throwing it at his face.
As you can see, my siblings are crazy. While I’m able to get along with my younger sister pretty well, my brother and I have a mutual “dislike” for one another. We’re just too different from one another; I like to read and get good grades and spend time with family. All he wants to do, however, is play fortnite and spend money on XBox live gift cards. I hope that, maybe one day, we’ll set aside our differences but, for now, I’ll settle for not attacking each other with food anymore.
I do have siblings as I have one younger brother. Our bond is as tight as it could ever be right now and I’m so thankful for that. We help each other through so many situations in life and we give each other advice on everything and I could ever take that for granted. We don’t really get in arguments anymore as we both have matured to an age where we both can agree on most things and we can help each other on some bad patches that we might be going through. I can’t imagine having a life without my brother, as he helps me throughout life and through many many situations. We have so many memories together such as going out on the boat on the lake or swim team during the summer summer and just hanging out late at night talking about so many things that we need to get off our chest. Throughout my entire life I’m so glad I have a younger brother and that I can call him my best friend.
To this day me and my sisters still laugh about that Christmas. At the time I was so angry that my parents never stood up for me, especially since they both were the youngest and know what it's like to be picked on. But looking back i'm glad they didn't and let us resolve our own problems because now we have something to laugh at instead of grimace over. The article tries to get parents to helicopter over every aspect of their children's relationship with one another. Just because they're siblings does not make them all the same. It's normal to have our differences and bicker with one another, that's what makes us grow closer. I think it's important to have a strong relationship with your siblings and family, but it's of greater value to be able to work through obstacles you have with the ones you love.
Being the youngest of three, I'm the target for my two sisters. Ever since we were little, I was always the one being tormented, and there was nothing I could do about it being 5 years younger. Now they’ve grown up and off to college. When we’re all together for breaks or holidays, it's nice to have the whole family together and have my sisters to talk to. They say distance makes the heart grow fonder.
I remember one christmas one of my sisters was in a really bad mood. After opening gifts she just complained about every little thing. So when I took her gum from her stocking, she wasn't too happy about it. She hit me, and of course I retaliated. Then it spiraled out of control. Hitting, slapping, kicking, pulling hair, screaming, everything. She was 14 and I was only 9, so I had to put up the best fight I could, but failed miserably. I screamed for my parents in the other room to come help me, they ignored me. I put up a fit and it was quite embarrassing. Finally I stormed up to my room as my sisters sat and laughed at me. The next day I got a text from my friend laughing at a video my sister posted on instagram. My oldest sister had recorded the whole thing, edited it, and uploaded it to Instagram for all her and my friends to see. I was mortified, embarrassed because she posted such a humiliating video. I called my parents right away and tried to get my oldest sister in trouble. Unfortunately, they did nothing, so she kept the video up.
I have one brother and in my opinion we are very close. He is three years younger than I am. I like the age gap between us because I get to help him out with anything that he needs because chances are I’ve done it before. The best example of this recently is helping him with his schoolwork because this is his first year of high school. I really enjoy those moments when I can use my accumulated knowledge to help him out. I love that sometimes we can both be in agreement on something without even talking about it. But other times we don’t get along. It's mainly when either one of us is trying to be alone and the other gets in the way.
I have six older sibling and I am the only girl, which everyone might think is so tough, but on the contrary. Yes, my brothers are very protective, yes we get into the, occasional, sibling arguments and fights, but they let me live my life. Having all brothers is not what it is portrayed as in movies. Growing up, my parents were not around as much as most parents are. My mom worked an hour away from six in the morning to very late at night. My dad also worked an hour away from one in the morning to four in the afternoon. But by the time he got home, he would just collapse from exhaustion. Essentially, my brothers had to raise me and I feel like, now, they do not feel the need to raise me anymore because I am old enough to make my own decisions and decide right from wrong. Our sibling dynamic has changed for the better. Now they have their own families to raise and I can see my brothers teaching their children the same things that they had taught me. And I love every bit of it.
@Sofia Aragones
I relate to this alot. I have one brother and three sisters. My brother has always been there for me and looked out for me to make sure I don’t do anything stupid. My sisters have always been my emotional support. They really helped me grow better as a person.
@Sofia Aragones
I relate to this alot. I have one brother and three sisters. My brother has always been there for me and looked out for me to make sure I don’t do anything stupid. My sisters have always been my emotional support. They really helped me grow better as a person.
My family is quite unique. I have a twin brother and an older sister and brother who are twins as well. We’ve always fought like siblings naturally do, but we’ve also had a special bond between each other since we are so close in age. All four of us would always play together in our basement or outside and constantly had adventures. We never had any major problems growing up with each other. As we got older, the bond has remained the same with my brothers, however my relationship with my sister is at the strongest point it’s ever been at. We are basically the exact same person and I can considered her my best friend. We still fight every once in a while but we’re more mature about it. I wouldn’t trade my siblings for the world and our bond is like no other.
When I was growing up my sister and I never really got along. She was always pushing me, calling me names and etc, but to be honest I would always bother her and take stuff from her room. But now the we are grown up were both cool with each other. If she needs my help with moving "Because she's in college and moves dorm to dorm" I help. If I need help with homework she's help me because she's a book worm. Every here and there when she comes home we joke around and play fight sometime but she always cleats and goes for cheap shots. Even with some hatred I have on her for being mean to me when I was little I still love her.
As someone who has two siblings, one of which is a twin, the sibling dynamic has always been kind of strange. On one hand, I’m the same age as my brother, so we kind of relate, but then he relates with my sister over the fact that they have a younger sibling. I’ve generally gone through most of the same things at the same time as my brother but there’s always been a split to ensure that each of us gets our turn. However, our sister is one year older than us, so we are blessed with her knowledge of the upcoming year as she finishes. Having known each other our entire lives has been helpful as we can be more accommodating given past experiences. This enhances our relationship as we know when someone needs space or when we might be crossing a line, so when we do fight it doesn’t go to where it could be dangerous for our relationship. As my sister approaches the end of her senior year, I’m not sure how the dynamic will change when three turns to two, but I hope that we stay as connected as we are now.
Growing up wíth an older brother played a huge role in my childhood. As a children, my brother and I had not gotten along due to disagreements on small things. I usually spend the most time with my brother when we go on family vacations, which is when the most memories are made. As we grew older, we started to become closer, and didn’t have as many fights. The biggest change, for the better, was when I had entered high school as a freshman, while my brother was a senior. This had been the first time that we were attending the same school after ten years. Being in high school at the same time caused us to relate to each other more and we actually liked each other’s company without being super annoyed. I could not imagine growing up without a sibling, because even when my brother and I didn’t get along well when we were younger, we still formed a lot of memories from our childhood, and have potential for many more in the future.
@Roshan Bhagwakar For me, it was very much the same whenever my sister and I grew up. When she moved away to college we seemed to get closer which was very weird considering we wouldn't ever see each other in person anymore. I think that once you grow up and mature, you tend to get along with your siblings a whole lot better. I think the fact that my sister lives like 10 states away plays a big part in it. because when she comes back home, it just shows me how much I had missed her and how much I love her. It is kind of crazy how when you are young, it seems like you hate you siblings but then you look back on it and you realize how many memories that you have made with them and I think that is very special.
I have two older siblings an 19 year old sister and a 21 year old brother. Growing up we would get in our far share of arguments, whether fighting over clothes with my sister or what channel to watch on the TV with my brother. Although we would argue, the relationship with my siblings is one I would never trade. Especially now that im older, I feel like i have only gotten closer with them. I love visiting them at college and traveling together. Being the youngest, I've always looked up to my siblings and valued there opinions. I love my siblings and am so grateful for the close relationship I have with them.
I have five siblings, four brothers and one sister. My siblings and I actually get along really well. We're really close to each other. People always tell me that they can’t imagine having as many siblings as I do, but it never really feels like I have a lot. I personally love having for brothers because it’s so fun and I never get bored. My brothers keeps me humble by letting me know how rough I look everyday. I also love having an older sister because I can steal her clothes. When it comes to favorites I don’t really have one because what kind of sibling would I be if I chose. However when it comes to who I’m closest to I’d say I’m closest to my brother Raza. He’s like my best friend and I tell him everything. Overall I love all my siblings and I’m so thankful for them.
I have three siblings in my family: 1 older and 2 younger. My older sister, Cali, is three years my elder. As kids we played together a lot, me usually getting the second best toys or the one’s she didn’t want because she was the oldest and got what she wanted; but as we’ve grown up, I feel like we’ve become more distance and our interactions can feel awkward, especially now that she’s away at college. My little sister, Ahry, is three years younger than me. I would say I have the closest relationship with her. As Cali got older and spent more time shut up in her room, I would play more with Ahry. We talk a lot still and usually get along really well. My little brother, Dax is 4 years younger than Ahry— so 7 years younger than me. We have very similar personalities and I get along with him the best; plus he will always have a special place in my heart as my little baby brother (even though he’s 10 now). In general, I get along well with all my siblings, but I do have my moments of annoyance and frustration, it just part of the deal.
I have one sibling, my brother is 4 years older than me. When we were younger and lived together we would fight very often, about almost everyday. It wasn’t just verbally, we were often having physical fights as well. Even though it was usually about something small that didn’t really matter looking back now, the fights were usually big anyway. I’m not sure why we couldn’t resolve those minor issues without fighting, but we were very young. After my parents divorce my brother went to live with my dad and me with my mom, so we wouldn’t see each other that often because of our parents bad relationship. But, when we would see each other after and now, the dynamic of our relationship has completely changed. We never fight and instead actually enjoy each other’s company and look forward to having it. We end up sitting for hours catching up on our lives and telling stories. I’m sure this is partly due to us getting older and more mature, but not seeing each other everyday has made it fun and exciting to get together and just talk to each other.
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I have a twin brother named Hudson and shockingly, we get along really well. The relationship between my brother and I has for sure developed with age and over the years we’ve gotten closer. The thing about having a twin is that you go through just about everything together and at the same time like birthdays, studying, getting driver’s licenses, etc, so really you’re never alone, you have a built in best friend. Over the years, Hud and I have grown to respect each other more and we don’t fight very often, but if we do it’s either a really stupid fight that lasts 10 minutes or it’s like a full blown war where we won’t talk to each other for hours, sometimes days. However, like most siblings, we experience sibling rivalry in most things we do, whether we like to admit it or not. Whether it’s grades, sports, or really anything there’s always gonna be that slight competition and I think because we are the same age the competition is a little higher. However, when the time comes I know that with my successes Hud is always happy for me and he’s the first to congratulate me and with his successes I’m always happy for him and am the first to congratulate him.
As I grow older, I feel a good relationship with my siblings has increased. Having four sisters, I understand the fights that siblings get into and I am able to see that often in my life. However, after those fights, there is often a quick resolution and siblings often make up with ease. I feel that I now have a pretty solid relationship with my sisters even though at times I would disagree with that statement. When me and my family go see my extended family— especially my dad who had 4 siblings of his own— I noticed how they act now. My grandparents and dad used to tell me stories of how his siblings got in fights, but now at family gatherings they embrace each other, something I wish to accomplish with my siblings in the future.
I am the younger sibling. I have an older sister who is 21. All my life we have surprisingly gotten along. We are completely opposite people which is what confuses me as to how we get along so well. Yes, we argue sometimes and she can be very annoying, but for the most part we always laugh and have a good time when we hang out. I noticed that ever since she moved out and went to college and lived on her own, we tend to get along better when we see each other. I love my sister so much and I feel like it would be very difficult to be an only child. Having a sibling gives you a built in best friend and it would be so weird to never have that growing up.
I am the middle child in my family. I have 2 sisters, my older sister is a senior and my younger sister is a freshman. We’ve always seemed to get along. Because of our close age we’ve been able to relate and help each other with problems throughout our life that another sister has already gone through or has had a friend who went through the same thing. I trust my sisters with my life but we are all completely different. Each of us contain a different personality trait that’s opposite from the other. This does cause us to sometimes fight and get annoyed with each other, but, every fight ends in us driving to get food and acting like nothing ever happened. No matter how many fight I get into with my sister, we always makeup within a couple minutes or hours. And it’s always ends in food which is perfectly fine by me.
I am a middle child,and a classic one at that.My older sister, Lexi, is three years older than me(19)and my younger sister, Mia, is three years younger than me(13), which gives me the perfect middle and them a six year age gap.Most of the time growing up I was the mean sister and probably still am, highly independent if someone tells me I can't our shouldn't, I always found it infuriating.When Mia was little, I would say anytime prior to her 8th birthday, her and Lexi were the best of friends which often left me to be their enemy and the villain whenever we played house or American Girl Dolls.Lexi and Mia being closer with each other than either was with me continued until my freshman year when me and Lexi went to school together for the first time since Elementary.Doing homework together and being able to relate with people we disliked really helped our bond and then once softball season rolled around and we were both playing on Varsity with each other and the same girls, our bond grew even tighter, complaining and understanding exactly what the other was going through, because we witnessed it together, solidified our relationship and now me and Lexi are closer than we have ever been and its continued through her first two years of college. As far as Mia goes, she has become the odd ball out, becoming extremely awkward in her teenage years.I don't plan on much changing because I cant stand to be around her but who knows when she enters high school next year.
Being the middle child of 3 children, one being my twin sister, and the other being an elder sister, I can say that it isn’t always the best having siblings. As the only boy sibling, it can get quite irritating having two sisters that team up on you-constantly. When it comes to arguing on where to eat, or where the next family vacation can be, I am the outlier that chooses something completely excessive in the minds of my siblings.
Although there are many, many cons to having to siblings of the opposite gender, it can be worthwhile having someone there for you when you’re alone or just genuinely bored. Although I get teamed up on a lot as the only boy, it is nice when you have two other siblings that will back you up in parental arguments.
I am the youngest brother in my family, which consists of two older brothers and my mom. One of my brothers is 18 and the other is 25. Although I love both of my brothers dearly, I feel that I am much closer to my 18 year old brother because he is only one year older than me, and so we have experienced almost all the same things. Also I feel less connected to my oldest brother because he has moved out and I don’t get to see him as much. Since my brothers are both older than me, they have been mentors to me all my life and I am very grateful for all the lessons I have learned from them. I look up to them and am very happy to have them, but it has not always been this way. When I was younger, I often got into fights with my brothers and most of the time despised them, but I am very grateful that I was able to move out of that phase of my life and create a better bond with them.
I’ve always had a good relationship with my siblings throughout my life, never fighting so much that we didn’t stop talking for more than a couple of hours. I’m one of the middle kids of 4. I have two older siblings and one younger. Of my siblings, I feel I’m closest to my younger sibling. She’s my only “full blood” sibling and I’ve lived with her since she came home from the hospital. We have an “I’d give you my kidney if you needed it but I call you loser everyday” type relationship. Sometimes I don’t think our relationship is good until I see that some of my friends don’t really talk to their siblings and I remember my parents always talking about how they’re glad we get along so well.
I love my older siblings the same amount as my younger sister, no matter how many parents we share, but we’re definitely not as close.Their age gap is larger than my younger sister and I (4 yrs., 8 yrs.). We also don’t share the same mother, and throughout their lives they’ve had to move back and forth from Florida to North Carolina. So the quality time we’ve had together has been limited. The older we’ve gotten the stronger bond we have built, but I am forever regretful of the time as children that was lost.
When I tell most people that my sister and I are only 16 months apart they begin to express how they can’t imagine how close we are and how much we love each other. While I love my sister, but would never tell her that, we couldn’t be more different and anyone who knows the two of us will advocate for that. When we shared a room we could not agree on anything; lights on or off, what color the walls are, when to go to bed, and it became so much of a hassle that we ended up getting our own rooms. Furthermore, we both thrive in different situations and for that reason we become competitive and don’t understand each other’s struggles. My parents have made countless attempts to push us to spend time with each other but after more than an hour we can no longer tolerate each other. I have been told many times that once we are older we will begin to appreciate each toner more and I hope that is true, but I have learned how difficult it is to have just one sibling who is so close in age. With this in mind I have always wanted a big family which most likely reflects my experience with a small family of four. While we bicker constantly I am sure one day we will laugh at how cruel we were once were to each other.
@Kendall Vervaet I couldn't relate any better to you. My brother and I are nineteen months apart, and everyone assumes we must essentially be the same person. In reality I don't think we could be any closer, even if we tried. There's too much conflict with our personalities, and that divide is too wide for us to connect on a lot of issues. I could never imagine having to share a room with him; the amount of bickering would have driven my parents insane. If anything, our close age is the root cause for nearly all our arguments.
Essentially, all our arguments derive down to who gets the power. Due to the fact that we are so close in age, I like to think we are equal and that it should be shared. However, since he is older than me by those nineteen months, he treats me as his inferior and that his opinion is the only opinion. I personally don’t have a problem with him being in control, as long as I get some of it, but I have to fight tooth and nail to be able to have the tv remote. It’s ridiculous in my eyes, but of course he would say otherwise.
My brother and I are also, like your sibling relationship, extremely competitive in all regards. But, I am actually really glad I have a brother for this reason because it makes my life a lot of fun and having someone that can do something with me is really nice. As the years have gone on, I have started to appreciate him more, and it makes me sad to think that after this year he’ll be off to college.
I am the oldest, with a younger brother who is almost 15. We definitely know how to get on each other’s nerves and know exactly how to annoy each other. Sometimes when my brother and I argue, my dad will tell us to stop and complain about us bickering, but my mom jumps in that “this is normal. Siblings annoy each other sometimes.” My dad had one step brother, who was only with him on some weekends, so he really didn’t get the “sibling rivalry” or arguing experience, like my mom, brother and I have, so it’s interesting to see how family dynamics and backgrounds impact parenting. As my brother has gotten older it’s felt easier to connect with him since now we’re both at the same school and know a lot of the same people. He used to never ask me for help but now frequently I’ll help him study for a test or answer questions he may have about an assignment.
I am the middle child, I have one older brother and one younger sister. However, my older brother has various forms of special needs, including autism. This makes it a bit harder to get along with him, due to his constant screaming and toddler-like behavior. He is 18 years old, but looks like he is 7 or 8, which confuses some people. A lot of people do not understand when I say that he is annoying and drives me crazy, they just think that I’m being mean because he has special needs and I should be nice to him. And for the most part I am, but believe me, if you had to live with my brother, you might go crazy too. I still love him, and I also love my younger sister. She is only two years younger than I am, so we enjoy hanging out with each other. However, we have your typical sibling fights, especially over stealing each others clothes. I love having siblings though, because during family events I’m not as bored. It's nice to have built in company.
Me being the oldest my parents expect me to set the example for my two younger siblings, I do quite the opposite actually I show my younger brother and sister exactly what not to do. My brother doesn’t really need teaching because we are only 15 months apart we were basically raised like we were twins. Will and I have always had a tight bond over sports it’s always been the thing that has kept us together. Especially when we were young we would actually play against each other and it would be competitive. Those are things will and I share together and that’s what makes our bond so tight, don’t get me wrong we fight every day about stupid things but 10 minutes later we completely forget. Now Tess is a whole new animal she is a 8th grade girl we are very disconnected because of the age difference but yet somehow close she is very mature for her age and understands most of what my family discusses. All in all we may fight but it’s all love at the end of the day.
I am the oldest of three kids. I have a sister who is 22 months younger than me and a brother about 5 years younger than me. I can not remember a single moment in my life in which I did not have my siblings. I care about them so much and would not trade them for the world—but that doesn’t mean they don’t get on my nerves. We often bicker back and forth about silly things that do not matter because it is a way to annoy the other, isn’t that just something siblings do? It is annoying and tiresome at times but at the end of the day they will always be my favorite people to hang out with. My sister is goofy and loves to make weird jokes or sounds while my brother is more reserved, but he cares so much about his older sisters. I will always have a close bond with them because we have been through so much together—like our family moving half way across the country last year— most of which only we can relate to which only makes our bond stronger. No matter how annoying they might seem, I care so much about my siblings and only want the best for them.
My brother is 3 years older than me. I can’t imagine what it would’ve been like growing up without him as a roll model and friend. We’ve always gotten along pretty well and our relationship has only improved as we’ve gotten older. He moved to a school a couple hours away for his last 2 years of high school and that time apart just brought us closer. Now, he’s taking a gap year before college and I love having him at home.
I tell my brother everything. I like our age gap because we go through the same things in life at about the same time, but I can also look to him for advice. I feel like the connection we have leaves me knowing every day that I have someone just down the hall who will listen when I need to talk. Yes, I always have my parents, but getting guidance from someone who grew up along side you can be much more beneficial.
We both have our strengths and weaknesses and do our best to support each other with whatever we're best at. He can help me with physics homework, and I can help him write an email to a professor.
The many incredible memories I have with my brother are unforgettable. I'm extremely extroverted and he's the complete opposite, but we both love to get outside and do stuff. We go to coffee shops, concerts, book stores and exploring. I'm eternally grateful for all the moments I've been so lucky to spend with my brother and hope our closeness and support of each other lasts a lifetime.
I have found my sister and I to have a very close relationship throughout our childhood and now. Being 4 years apart, I found it both challenging and simple through different aspects of life. The article states that mothers who don't have close relationships with their siblings, create a better relationship for their children with each other than they had. I believe this to be true. My mom was the youngest of 3, she has an older brother who is 6 or so years older and another who is 2 years older. She never really knew her older brother, he was already in college by the time she went to middle school. Her second brother on the other hand she did spend a lot of time with but didn't have a close relationship with. She had to go throughout grade school being known as “so and so's” little sister, instead of having a relationship that is much more than that.
I believe that I am very lucky to have my relationship I have now with my sister. It is a bond we share and I hope with time it connects us even more. Now 4 years seems like a huge difference but when we are older it will seem less. My grandmother had an older sister 4 years older and they were not as close as my sister and I. I feel that it is very uncommon to come by a relationship like the one that we share and I cherish it.
Most of my memories with my older brother are minor physical altercations, but who hasn't had one with their sibling before. Although he’s off at college most of the time when he gets into town, i barely see him because he’s either at the gym working out, sleeping, or with friends. The rare time I do see him at home is when he is eating in the kitchen, and even then he wishes to be left alone while he eats. Sometimes hill come see what i'm up to and ask me a question usually related to a video game we have in common.
I know this sounds bad or like we are split apart, but it's actually quite the opposite, as we both care for each other well being, and we keep in touch over the phone while he’s away.
As youngsters, i would always try to hangout with him and his friends when they were over to hangout, mostly because i didn't have friends that lived in the same neighborhood as me. I guess i can admit that i was a little jealous of him from time to time, but it was also an admiration for him and what he does.
I'm a middle child, In between 2 brothers. One is 20 and the other 12. I'm very grateful for having brothers because I can look back at many memories we've had. I'd say i'm closer to my older brother because I remember spending a lot of time with him as a child. Whether it was play wrestling or playing outside. I have countless memories with my brother and I have made good friends with some of his. Although now that I think of it, I bugged him, trying to spend time with him. My little brother I would say i grew closer to recently, He reminds me a lot of myself as a young teenager like him. He's just picked up his phase of cursing and music. Which I find funny because I remember going through that phase but it never really leaves you.
I have one older sister who is 21 years old. We aren’t very close due to the fact that we are so different that we often bud heads. The most special memories I have with my sister are when my dad left town and she drove me all around and would constantly offer to take me to get coffee or accompany her to an event on her campus. When we aren’t arguing we can get along but very rarely does that happen so we keep our distance more often than not. She is a homebody and spends her free time in the living room with my dad whereas I spend my free time driving around with my friends or in my room if I'm home. I hope that once I get older her and I form a real relationship but for now, the fact that we are in dramatically different parts of life makes it difficult for us to ever see eye to eye. I think that when we are older and go our separate ways we will value our time together more.
I have one younger sister. I would say we are very close and although we argue from time to time, we get along pretty well. I remember the day my parents told me I was going to be a big sister. Ten years ago. I was so cheerful and excited that I didn’t believe it. I had been saying I wanted a sister for a long time. My parents picked me up from school that day and showed me the photo taken of my sister inside my mother’s womb. At the age of six, I was confused. They asked me what the photo was. I said “a picture” with a smile on my face. I kept guessing things like animals and other living creatures. Finally, I guessed “A baby!? You got one!!!?” and my parents were happy to let me know that yes, indeed it was a baby. I was full of joy. I know some people look back and say they wish they never wished for a sibling but I can’t say the same. I’m so happy that I have a sister. In may years from now, we may have no more family left, but we will still always have each other. That’s the thing about siblings. No matter how mad you are at them, they will always be your family and you can’t change that.
@Mia Kennedy I enjoy hearing the view of this topic from an older sibling because I have been and always will be the baby of the family. I think you have a beautiful story, which is a very similar story I have heard my sister tell about me. My favorite part of your story is the end where you say, "No matter how mad you are at them, they will always be your family and you can’t change that," because that is a very good way to think especially when you aren't getting along with your siblings, it's a nice reminder that you need to forgive and forget.
When I was young my brothers were some of my best friends, and my sister my biggest enemy. Whatever my older brothers did, i did, whatever they liked, I liked. From Spongebob marathons, to being one of the "scooter bros", to playing Halo and COD, my brothers were my role models and shaped who I am today. My sister, the one person who I always disagreed with and had to share a room with, was my least favorite person. She wouldn't let me read at night, she would kick me out of the room when with friends, and she would make me so angry I found the only rational thing to do was to sleep in the bathtub.
Over the years I have distanced myself from my siblings. It is partially my fault, my life got in the way, school work, friends, and sports is what I focused on, leaving little room for anything else. Although, as I grew so did they, they started to pursue their interests and I did the same, and now we are not as close as before. We also get way more annoyed with each other than ever before. I know that it is natural to grow apart from people in your life, but also think it is important to fight this habit to stay close to family. Going forward I think I have got to suck up all the things that annoy me with my family and try to reconnect.
Pt. 2
Trying to force a relationship between two people just sounds wrong. Letting two people grow together and go through their own stuff can allow for a more deep, meaningful relationship that is real. There’s no secret formula for siblings having a strong relationship, unless you consider being nice to each other a breakthrough to finding it. Understanding your sibling, learning about them, and wanting to have a relationship is all you really need. Then, you’ll find yourself wanting to spend more time with your sibling, and missing them when you’re not around them. That’s how you know you're doing something right.
Pt. 1
Me and my brother have a bond other siblings are jealous of. How do I know? I have friends who have come to me and asked, “how are you and your brother so close?” or “I wish I had the bind you and your brother have. Me and my sister hate each other!”
The article states that mothers had a lot to do with the relationship between two siblings. The more quality, fun time a mom makes her two children spend together, the better the relationship will be. The article also states that doing things like chores as a team can build a more positive, meaningful relationship. I disagree.
I have two brothers, both younger than I am. One is a little under 2 years younger, Morgan, and the other one is about 5 years younger than I am, Kai. Morgan and I have the relationship that other siblings are jealous of. We never did chores as a team, and my mom sure didn't force us to spend time together. The relationship just formed on its own. You can’t force two people to become close and have a good relationship. It has to come naturally. Some are capable and some aren’t. However, I do believe that the age difference plays a role on how close you are with your sibling. I am close with Kai, but I find myself getting frustrated with him and find myself distancing myself from him sometimes. Nothing against him, I still love him, I'm just closer with my other brother.
My sister and I have a large age gap. As we both grew older and matured, we’ve learned how to overcome that age gap and our differences. When we were younger, we fought all the time. She didn’t want a little tail following her everywhere while I wanted to hang out with my sister and her cool friends.
Sometimes she is the younger sibling and other times I am. We’ve gone through being scared by bugs together to feeling like the king of the world, standing on top of a cliff. Sometimes we’re mortal enemies fighting over the same piece of cake and other times we are the best partners that can successfully complete any mission.
We have many differences like our hobbies, but we also have many similarities. At the end of the day, no matter how annoying we are to each other, we are still siblings that can be there for each other through thick or thin.
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@Francine Wei My sister and I also have a decent age gap, not too big but just the right number of years to make us totally different. While she's finishing up elementary school, I'm in the middle of highschool. It blows my mind how much we have in common, though. Although we have that decent age gap, we still manage to have so much fun together and make amazing memories. I honestly trust her with my problems more than some of my friends. The only thing that really sucks is that I can't tell her everything, since she's still decently young. Relationship stuff and even friendship stuff. Although I trust her, she's too young to hear some of that stuff. Anyways, what I'm trying to say is that I feel for you. The age gap can be hard but also having a sibling is a blessing nonetheless.
@Francine Wei Your relationship with your sister reminds me of my relationship with my sister except for one detail, the age gap. My sister and I are three years apart, and I hate to admit it but we struggled with getting along when we were younger. Now, we are best friends. I wouldn't sacrifice our relationship for anything, and we've apologized endlessly to each other from both sides for our treatment to each other as kids. I find it kind of odd that in spite of the many conversations we've had pondering over our almost hatred as children, we still can't determine what drove us to act this way. The only reason we've even come close to supplying is that we were too close in age for her to be too mature for ridiculous fights, and yet too far apart to really understand each other. Hearing that you and your sister had a large age gap and struggled with getting along just shows that any siblings can butt heads, no matter what the age difference may be. However, I know that while there are still times of disagreement, we have outgrown our reasonless fights and grown to cherish each other's company.
“Wake up stupid” *proceeds to throw a pillow at my face and yank my blanket off and obnoxiously turn the lights on and off*
I grew up with my cousins which meant five kids in the house, including myself. That pretty much sums up my mornings. Fighting for the last pancake. Lots and lots of stitches. Blaming things on the oldest ones. Paying the little ones to do stuff for us. It was a really good system, and I was the middle child. Then, we moved and it was just my older brother and I. We look different, talk differently, he’s 6’3”, I’m 5’2”, he’s always awake, I’m always sleeping. The list goes on. I don’t even eat the things he does. The only similarity is that we both eat like food is running out. But, we’ve gotten way closer, especially after he became my personal chauffeur. We drive around just blasting music going as fast as we could. It’s awesome, especially when it's night or early in the morning and nobody’s on the road. After a couple years, his interests started aligning with mine since we were together so much. I took on a lot of the same things he has just following footsteps and maybe adding a couple of my own. We developed a pretty similar sense of humor, and I definitely talk a lot more like him. He’s in college now, and honestly it’s not too bad. He comes home and it’s like he never left. The article talks about things that parents can do to raise their kids, and I feel like mine did good judging by the relationship my brother and I have.
I have a brother named Nick, who is a senior here at Glenbard West. Him and I are capable of getting along, and we often do, but we fight way more. Him and I have a strange rivalry, and we always have. Everything, and I mean everything, is a competition between us. Although he is a year older than me, we have always been similar sizes when growing up, which made the competition even more intense, but now I am taller than him. Our fights are always based off of a video game or sport, so whenever we are competing. When I lose, I talk smack to him, and when he loses, he talks smack to me, and both of us carry too much pride to not talk back, which results in almost all of our fights.
@Will Vainisi I also have an older brother and we also capable of getting along. When we were younger though everything was a competition like you said with your brother. He was always bigger than me which was a big disadvantage but I always fought my hardest. If I was an only child I feel like my childhood would be very boring not having someone I could always play with no matter the situation.
Every morning my little sister comes into my bedroom and yells, “WAKE UP!!” She gets annoyed at the fact that I sleep in until 7 a.m which then makes her “late” to school. Even though she is younger than me she could act like my mom sometimes. She stops me from doing certain dumb things that I might do when I’m tired or encourages me to paint my eyebrows sometimes. I’ve always seen her more like a best friend rather than a sister and having that bond helps us get through the little bumps in the road.
She and I have gone through many phases. At one point we couldn’t even talk to each other without fighting. But now a fight usually ends at one of us staring at each other and uncontrollable laughing. Most of our fighting begins with clothes. She and I are the same sizes in everything but shoes. Yes, we get annoyed at one another still but we are there for each other. She is there whenever I want to spill tea or whenever I want someone to just keep me company while I do homework late into the night. I have made the dumbest, the funniest memories with her and I wouldn’t change a thing.
She and I are the same people. At one point she was the same height as me, yes, my little sister is taller than me, and people mistook us for being twins. Our personalities are identical, except the part where she can’t shut her mouth. We both have a similar style. We both act the same. At the end of the day, we are sisters. We are best friends. We are life-long friends.
@Priya Patel being the youngest in the family I am put into an opposite position than you. Growing up I usually waS the one rushing my brothers to get up so I would be on time for school, as I am still like that and hate being late we all do have our own cars so we typically don’t have to wait for each other. I grew up with divorced parents and the bond between us kids didn’t stay strong. We all grew apart from each other as we grew up and each gained our own individual freedom. Having two houses to go to and with all of us in our own cars, own work and school schedule, sports and my oldest brother in college and not to mention both of them being legal adults, there’s little conversation between us all. I can go days even sometimes weeks without saying a word to my brother even though we are at the same school. I go months without talking to my oldest brother in college and when he is home we only fight. Needless to say I don’t blame my parents divorce for our lack of sibling bonds but it certainly didn’t help us grow closer. Also have both parents dating other people both with other kids it can be hectic.
I have a younger brother who is 12 years old and is in his rebellious - and irritating - middle school years. Given that I am in high school and am constantly moody, this makes for the perfect storm of never ending conflicts and bickering -- which drive our parents crazy.
To me, the sole reason for my brother’s existence is to get under my skin. And, of course, when I fire back with insults, I get caught and end up receiving the consequences. My parents often say that “he will be my best friend in life.” However, right now I honestly don’t like my brother very much most of the time. I love him, of course. I just don’t really like him.
While I think we will be closer as we get older, right now, we push each other’s buttons. One of my biggest pet peeves is the way my brother chews. He never closes his mouth. And, no matter how much I tease him or ask him nicely to close it, he continues to chew like a farm animal. When you live with someone, you know all their terrible habits. We might be friends if we didn’t drive each other crazy. I wonder if I was roommates with my best friends, would it change our friendship?
My sister and I have gotten closer this past year and I think that's because we aren't spending as much time together. She recently quit swim and when we are both at home we generally stay in our rooms and do homework. She does drive me to school and that's when we generally talk. Sometimes it's just about what we are going to do the rest of the week or we will be ranting about a person who we don't like just to get it off our chest. Sometimes we don't have very good conversations and they usually end with us arguing about who is going to say sorry first, how ironic. Most of the bickering is caused by a miscommunication or we'll just have pointless arguments. We are just so different that spending all of our time together will make our relationship deteriorate, so for us it's better if we cherish the little time we have and understand that it's special.
For as long as I can remember my younger sister has been a huge part of my life. Our parents wanted us to create a sustaining sibling relationship. They would always remind us that change is the only constant in life so that means we needed to stick together through it all. My sister and I grew up close nonetheless. We didn't just coexist in the same house. We really relied on each other. She has always been the little sister. She and I would play for hours on end. I look back at all these old memories and I worry that we'll never spend time like that again.
With age comes independence. Emma is starting to really grow into her own person. I just wish we talked like we use to. Years go bye and small things are changing that I never knew were important to me. Every year on Christmas we would sleep in the same room. We would stay up way too late laughing about the silly jokes and stories we would take turns telling. Last year we slept in separate rooms. I didn't think much of it until I got in bed and remembered an old story she told me. I always knew we would get older but I never wanted it to be this soon.
She may be more distant but I think it's good. I know that this change was inevitable and there is nothing I can do to stop it. But that was it. This is what my parents wanted us to remember. Our lives do change. I can't change the fact we are getting older. I can however change the fact that we are growing apart.
When I was told I was getting a little sister at the age of 4 I was ecstatic. I finally would have a little minion to play dolls with, and dress up in all of my dresses and tiaras. We’d like all of the same things, and always get along, and be basically the same person. Unfortunately, this isn’t how siblings work, and when I found to my surprise once she had become old enough to develop somewhat of a personality, it was nowhere near mine. While I was trying to get her to play barbies with me, she would much rather play with her toy dinosaurs, and when I requested to watch disney princess movie she would protest in favor of watching Thomas the Train instead. No matter what I did, it seemed like she preferred to be off in a world of her own, and no matter how much I tried to control her, her free spirit was too strong. Now that we’ve grown up some more, I still see that free spirit within her today while she marches to the beat of her own drum. I may have not been able to appreciate our differences then, but now I’ve realized that those differences are what makes our dynamic special.
I'm in the middle of two brothers, an 18 & 14 year old. I was close with the both of them growing up, but becoming teenagers & having my older brother already graduated & nearly moving out has separated our bonds in a way. We usually all do our own things, not necessarily hang with each other unless we are forced to. We will always love each other & continue to have a bond no one can break, it just seems to be kind of distant now that everyone is growing up. Once we reach the age where we begin to settle down, & have families of our own, I wish we could grow that bond back in order for our children to have the bonds as well!
As I became a teenager, my brother and I were not very close. We kind of just did our own thing, and neither of us really cared about the other. It was like this until we moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, and with that move came something that I'm forever grateful for: a shared room.
When we moved, my brother and I were forced to share the FROG (free room over garage), and use it as our bedroom. Our first couple of years here we did not really know what to do, and most of the time we sat up there, constantly bored and constantly fighting. But, this year especially, we have become incredibly close. It may have to do with the fact that he is now 12 and loves to try to be more immature than me, but it also could just be because we have developed the same passions. This year, my brother decided to start playing lacrosse, and I have been there every step of the way with him, from helping him purchase his gear, to teaching him how to throw, cradle, and shoot. We have spent hours upon hours working on his form and fundamentals, and he has also helped me get my practice reps in. After we practice, we watch highlights and tapes of old games, and I explain to him what is going on in each play, so that when he enters the same situations, he knows what to do in his games.
Lacrosse has turned a forced friendship into a true and loving brotherhood. My brother looks up to me, and sees me not only as a mentor, but also as a bets friend.
I could never imagine myself as an only child. I have 3 brothers, two younger one older. Being in a family with four kids, and being the only girl of that can be challenging. It’s a constant battle between the four of us, regardless of what we are arguing about. It ranges from what seat in the car we sit at to the screaming fits of who takes out the dog when we first get home. But I wouldn’t want it any other way. I can’t picture having no siblings because having siblings is all I’ve ever known. My dad is an only child, and he tells me stories of times where he wishes he had siblings, whereas my mom tells me stories of her sisters, and how they were not fun to grow up with. Regardless of the arguments we have daily, my brothers and I recently have really learned how to find a medium between the two and learn to have a lot of fun together.
I have one brother, and we are very close. While we do have our disagreements, that doesn’t change the fact that we care and look out for one another. We have been through a lot, but the one thing that we have always had is each other. Since we have got older and matured, we have realized how close we are and get along compared to people we know with siblings. I wouldn’t want our relationship any other way or someone else.
If you are an only child, do you wish you had brothers and sisters, or do you like being on your own? Do you have other family members or friends who fill that role?
I have two brothers. I love them so much they are the best my brothers always helping me with everything I need. We always go to the mall or to the store, and it is so fun just to be with them. We always play outside. We play soccer, football, baseball and everything. I just love all my family because they are the best thing I ever had. I'm just missing my grandpa he is the only one that I need in my life who is no longer here.
If you are an only child, do you wish you had brothers and sisters, or do you like being on your own? Do you have other family members or friends who fill that role?
My whole family has siblings. No one is an only child. They all love each other but sometimes they fight but at stake. My family is very close.
I was the only child for a very long time. Up until I was 13 I was the only child, I love my little brother he’s awesome. We get a long very well besides when he complains and wants my food all the time. He’s 4 years old he’s really funny and has so much energy. I feel like it’s harder for us to argue with each other because he’s so young compared to me, he’s just a little kid who wants to have fun all the time. He’s a great little guy. We have a great relationship and I plan to keep it that way
I could never imagine being an only child. It’s not a bad thing to be an only child, but my life would be different. From what I have seen from friends that don’t have any siblings, the way that their family life is, is totally divergent. Attention is almost always on them, there’s no one to teach them what it’s like to live in an environment where things don't always go their way. I'm so grateful to have a sibling who has taught me so much, who's given me perspective on the saying “the world doesn’t revolve around you.”
My little brother is my best friend. Although he's 3 years younger than me, sometimes I feel as though he’s my twin. We've grown up in a supportive home, and have always been very close. As we’ve gotten older we've distinguished differences in our personalities and interests, but those differences has only made our relationship stronger.
Because I'm the older sibling, my mom’s concerns about my future are constantly hounding me. I’m the first kid to go through the process of finding independence, and sometimes my little brother gets put into the background. He doesn’t mind, as he’s never liked the spotlight on him, but I can’t help but feel guilty. He's always been someone I go to for advice, and to vent with, so I always make an effort to be there for him. Even though I'm supposed to be the big sister, the strong figure my brother can always go to, sometimes he’s the older sibling. We depend on each other and I couldn’t imagine my life without him.
Once upon a time a lonely kid was playing in the middle of the dirt, surrounded by toy cars and mud playing like a construction worker. Suddenly a big shadow approached to him, he was confused he barely understood what the shadow was saying, he got closer and he identified his mother saying “Hurry up your little sister is coming.”
From that day he knew that he won't be lonely again, a little sister came to convert his cloudy days into summer paradise and from that exact day they became inseparable. Sharing adventures, playing like power rangers, protecting each other, making silly pranks to each others were their daily duties.
As time goes by their love got stronger, the older brother made a commitment to protect his little sister, he stood with her when she was sick, got drunk together to heal her broken heart, they were together all the time. One day the oldest brother made an important decision and decided to leave their home, they were together until the last second, they cried, they hugged and promised to each other to keep in contact.
A sister-brother bond is a real connection that breaks time and distance rules, two years later the two brothers haven't seen each other since they last goodbye, counting the time to be together again, to hug her one more time. If you haven't noticed I'm that brother and I can not wait any longer to be with her again.
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"Hey, that's mine!" My brother shrieks as he grabs the basketball out of my sister's hand. "He's not playing by the rules," my sister whines to me. My mom voice comes in with, "Haley stop it this isn't a real game, Noel, this is basketball we're all happy." This vicious cycle goes round and round until someone either cries or stomps off angrily. All the oldest siblings have felt like this either watching your younger siblings fight or fighting between you and one of them.
Then dad comes out, and everyone seems to fall in line magically and the game is no longer a battlefield, but a game once more. I'm always astounded at how fast a parent will diffuse a time bomb between the three of us. Most times, my brother, sister, and I have rocky spats, but other days it's smooth sailing. We have fun with each other, but nothing is as high when my parents help us.
We don't suck at conflict resolution; our parents drilled us on how to communicate our feelings. With all of us being at an age where "button pushing" is incredibly entertaining, it can be hard to "focus on the fun." I love both my little sister and brother unconditionally, but there are some days where I'm exhausted by their petty squabbles. Other times though, I see the joy when we all watch a Disney movie together or eat ice cream and play jokes on our parents. When we all pitch into being kind siblings, we move together as one. I can't wait until we can look back on the petty fights and laugh.
I have an older sister that is a sophomore in college and a younger brother that is in 6th grade. I fight with my brother so much, I almost never fight with my sister anymore. Once she moved away for college we actually got a whole lot closer than when she was living at home. My brother and I have always fought, sometimes it is more intense than others but I’m hoping that we can maybe manage to stop the little spats we get into.
I have so many memories with my siblings whether it be from family trips we have taken or just playing in the backyard with my brother. My brother and I have many inside jokes and it is really funny because we will randomly start laughing about them and our parents have no idea what's going on.
@Isabella Fabiano I think sibling relationships improving once they're not living together is pretty common. As much as I like my friends, when I'm staying with them for multiple days we tend to fight more often. So it would make sense a little space can do wonders for a sibling relationship.
When I was little, my brother, two years older, and I squabbled all the time. We almost never got along, having constant arguments and fights. However, one day, our parents told us that our family was adopting a child.The excitement of hearing we were going to have a new sister was enormous. We prepared gifts for her and waited anxiously while she was brought from Vietnam by my mother. This shared excitement and joy brought me and my brother together. When she came, an adorable one-year-old, we all enjoyed her presence. Everyone was kind to her, and she was kind to others. I noticed, and I believe this was due to the innocence and kindness my sister shoed my brother, that the hiatus from the insults and fights between me and my brother had continued. We no longer were opposed to one another and our group of two had added my sister as a member. This strange phenomenon continued, more or less, for many years, up until the present day, eleven years later. We are a team of three, helping each other achieve goals.
While no family is perfect, family interaction does not have to be mainly fighting as it is for some. Family bonds can sometimes be broken through fighting or arguing, but sometimes all it takes is a kind person, a nice action, or a complement to another friend or family member to repair a bond, just like what happened in my family when I was lucky enough to get my sister. And once bonds are repaired, there is no stronger bond than family.
I have two siblings, my brother who is 2-years younger and a sister who is 9- years younger. Being the oldest I have lots of responsibility to watch out for them. My parents work all the time so I took up a parental role over them. We definitely end up getting in lots of fights but, I'm usually the one who starts them and finishes them. I spent so much time with them, my sister called me dad. After that, I tried to separate from her to see if that would help. But, dad still slips out sometimes. So I guess I don't really care that much anymore about it. I love my siblings and I wouldn't trade them for the world. Well, maybe some that like to clean the house.
I have 2 siblings, a brother whose a year younger and a sister whose the youngest. Since my brother is only a year younger, most of the time he's like my best friend and other times we are opposites. My sister and I get along pretty well despite her being 5 years younger. I can relate to her stories from middle school and giver her advice on what and what not to do. At the end of the day I cherish having siblings as it makes life more exciting.
I have an identical twin sister, but no other siblings. Because it has always been just the two of us and our parents, our relationship has always been close; she has been both my twin sister and my best friend since birth. We do fight, but only over petty, nit-picky issues (our friends and family like to say we fight like an old married couple). We do almost everything together so our constant interaction has forced us to get along. I believe we would have anyway, but the amount of time we spend together has definitely contributed to our close relationship. I think our sibling dynamic is special because we are always sisters, but we can also be friends when we want to be—the roles are fluid. Even if we squabble sometimes, I can always count on her to be there for me and I hope I can do the same for her.
I have two younger brothers and they can be a handful. No matter how annoying or how stressful they can be I wouldn't trade them for the world. My brothers and I have very close bond and have been through many things together that has made our bond even closer. I am very thankful for them and thankful for their impact on my life.
I have two siblings, and we are all very close. While we do have our fights, that doesn’t change the fact that we all care and look out for one another. We have been through a lot of things in our lifetime, but the one thing that we have always had through everything is each other. Occasionally I say to myself that I wish I was an only child if I get upset at them, but then I come back to my senses and realize that I wouldn’t want it any other way.
@Myles Yarman
I definitely agree with you! I love my siblings, I really do, but sometimes they can really get on my nerves since they're both younger than me. We're all two years apart, me being the oldest, but my brother always wants to be the oldest and therefore acts like a child in the process. I wouldn't be who I am without them, though, which is why I'm grateful that they're a part of my life.
I have a younger brother, so I am the oldest sibling. My brother was diagnosed with Autism when I was 5 years old and I grew up having to take care of him because he required extra care, which I did not mind. I've always felt almost a parental role to him, because I would always lecture him. I later realized how this affected our relationship; he sometimes accidentally calls me "mom"! Before, he felt less comfortable talking to me about his daily life and interests because he got intimidated by my nagging, so I have been trying to limit myself ever since. Nowadays, we have been closer and I have been trying to get more interested in what he is interested in, especially games like Minecraft, to build a closer bond with him. We tend to go errand-shopping with my mom or dad and we would get bored waiting, so we would play hand games with each other. We still have so much fun playing them to this day! He is different from other kids, but I would not replace him for any other brother, because he means so much to me. And I know he cares about me, too, although he rarely shows it. One time, I was crying and my brother gave me tissues to blow my nose. This may not mean much, but my brother did not grasp the idea of being caring at age 11, so seeing my brother care for me when I needed him most meant the world to me.
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@Thi, The same thing happens to me with my little sister. She calls me dad sometimes, so I tried to drift apart and make my brother help her more. But, eventually, I decided to just correct her on it so now I'm playing Minecraft with my sister every single day.
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I’m glad I have her, though. All siblings have their pet peeves and spats. She’s still my big sissy who’s always grown up beside me, showed me favorite movies like Sleepless in Seattle, and gives me guidance and empathy when I really need it. I remember times when I was in middle school and she was finishing up high school, and she would drive us to church every Wednesday night for youth. We would either jam out to music with the windows down in the car that is now mine, or we would talk. We would talk about all kinds of things happening in our lives, including current struggles at school, with friends, with our parents, and how to go about these things. Even though we have our typical sibling-spats, I’m really glad I have my older sister.
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I have one older sister named Hannah. She’s 21, I’m 16. I can’t remember a time without her. She moved out when she was 18 to go to college and now lives in DC since she’s graduated. I think we do better getting along when we don’t live together. It’s always bothered me when she acts like she’s a second mother, bossing me around and being oh so much wiser than myself in the ways of life. Usually, it’s that kind of patronizing behavior that drives me crazy, and my annoyed-ness at this which drives her crazy. I just want a sister, not another mom. She’s also been quoted with saying “you’re insensitive and I’m irrational-- that’s why we bicker!” (She’s really into the enneagram, if you know what that is. I’m a type 5, she’s a 4). So, silly tiffs can occur when I think she’s being ridiculous and needs to calm down and get over it.
I have 2 siblings— both younger, which makes me the oldest. My sister and I are very close in age, she’s only a year younger. Because of this, some days we’re best friends and others were complete opposites. As we’ve gotten older, the squabbling and fighting has definitely decreased, and were both really close now. We’ve found that we have a lot of the same friends, just because were so close in age, which can be great, but also problematic sometimes. We tend to team up together when trying to convince our parents to let us do something, which is definitely a bonus in having a sister your age. Overall, although it can be annoying at times, I definitely get along with my sister, as were super close.
I have two siblings, both are younger than me. my sister is 13 month younger and my brother is 3 years younger than me. They are kind of annoying since I'm the oldest. When we were younger we had a lot of special memory but as we grow up it change, my sister spend less time together playing but more on school works, my brother spend more time on video games. Well for me I spend more time on school, since it can affect my future, I think. But we still play together whenever we has free time. We always fight with our mouth, since my parent told us not to fight. We never stop fight, it's just what siblings do, almost every sibling fight and then they forgive each other. I wish someday that my brother can spend less time on video games and spend the freetime with my sister and I.
I only have one sibling, a little brother, he is 12, so four years younger than me. Before he was born, I would always persuade my parents into playing with me, so that I wouldn't be alone in my room. As soon as he was born, I wasn't alone anymore, and even at a very young age we would spend hours at a time with one another playing together. Now at the age of 16 and 12, it is much the same. Although at times he hates it, I have taken the role of being the "embarrassing older sister", also known as the loudest voice at any cello concert, or baseball game. I mean at times we do have tiffs, mainly he gets upset when I finally beat him at a video game, and he insists that I must be cheating. Road trips are like long parties, consisting of uncontrollable giggle fits (which come to think of it is probably not the safest thing to do in a moving car), and playing the license-plate game, until the 17 hours are over and we arrive at our destination. I am very glad to say that I believe that we will always have each others backs, and be each others biggest supporters for ever.
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My sister and I are only 15 months apart and we've been best friends since forever. If we ever fight it's over something lame and it only lasts about 5 minutes just because we forgive each other really easily. Our parents have raised us to be each other's biggest supporters and her and I definitely believe that now!
When i was born i have 2 sisters taking care of me when i was in kindergarten and my favorite memories is when my sisters told me to be brave and do not scared of people so i take there word, I really love my sisters because they are the best sisters ever. And me and my sisters connection is very crazy when we shout a word we said the same word at the same time and we were in shocked but i am a little bit of quiet but my sisters they are playful they are noisy and they always make some jokes and we laugh together.
But i really love my sisters so much is like we are a really close friends but anyways i really love my older sisters and i miss them so much.
Growing up with an older sibling has been a struggle at times, but we are always there for each other. My sister and I have a strong bond even though our personalities are completely different. Sometimes we fight over stupid things.But our relationship isn't perfect, but nobody is and we accept that.
I have one brother, he's two years older than me. We are extremely different, and get along just about as much as we fight. He's at the age where he has his freedom, such as driving, and working. I unfortunately do not. I get to stay at home and clean up after him all the time (Mostly because we share a bathroom). But we do get along, we both enjoy spending time with one another because most of the time he's not home because of work, or i'm at a friends house. It is hard having a sibling though, especially an older one, because you get to watch them do things that you aren't able to do. Then after you are able to do it they want to tag along, I never get to do much with just my dad because of it. But having a sibling teaches you to be patient, and you have more to depend on. I always know I can ask him questions about work, school, or social stuff and he will help me.
I'm the oldest sibling in my family and I get along fairly well with my two little brothers. But I could not say the same for them. It seems every day they fight over the smallest things. Looking at it from the outside I could never tell who is in the wrong. All I can do is hope that this goes away as they get older.
I was my parents second child, two years behind my older sister. I dot remember because i was little, although whenever the topic comes up I get to to hear all the stories of how she tried to get rid of me, we are much older now and frankly much the same. we clash all the time and seam to never get along. on the flip side though it is nice to have siblings when our bored, or on trips. I couldn't imagine my life without her, even if its hard sometimes.
This article relates to siblings trying to get along or showing you ways to get along and bond. Some children dont get along because of different personality but you still have accept that their your brother/sister
I have two younger sisters one 11 and one 7. The 11 year old and I get along fairly well have two younger sisters one 11 and one 7. The 11 year old and I get along fairly well however the 7 year old and I fight an awful lot but my mom says thats just because we're so alike. In the end, I still love both of them and am always there for them and I hope they feel the same about me.
Having siblings is fun because if you don't have siblings then what would you do all day and who would you talk too. Brothers and sisters are easier to talk to than parents so I would prefer to talk to a sibling than a parent.
When I was born, my parents introduced me to my older brother -- and only sibling -- for the first time. It was clear from the beginning just how different we were from one another: I was chatty, he was quiet; I was outgoing, he was timid; I was bossy, he was subservient (at first, that is). However, we learned to accept each other and these differences from a very young age, ultimately creating one of the most balanced relationships I've ever experienced. Even now, as we're separated by hundreds of miles and aren't able to physically see each other for most days of the year, I feel more connected to him than ever. We don't speak all that often -- we have gone as long as a month without even a text message -- but I still know that he's always there for me.