Do you get on with your siblings?
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Vaylon,
Yeah, families can be a kick in the butt. I have one older brother and one older sister. Growing up my sister was always my protector, and my brother was not much of an older brother, at least not in a good way. We shared a room, he is almost 6 years older, and he never wanted siblings, and pretty much lived like he was an only child. Completely selfish and self absorbed, but a nice friendly guy, whom everyone seems to like.
After 30+ years, my coming out & my brother getting divorced from a wife whom we all loved dearly, we seemed to develop an appreciation for each other, and the right for each to be happy. We still have almost nothing in common, but have many memories of family vacations & other experiences of growing up, and enjoy each others' company.
My sister has become a right-wing, born again christian, angry nut job, who is openly hostile and always looking for an excuse to "go off" on someone. Unfortunately, she has passed this on to her 2 daughters, who are now adults and also miserable terrors. Sadly, I have had to chose to have no relationship with them at all. After years of trying to change her, to no avail.
My brother was diagnosed with ALS (aka Motor Neuron disease and Lou Gehrig's disease) last May, and now I need to make more trips back home (which is 2500 miles from California). So far I have been able to go when my sister is out of town, and avoid all the drama she & her children cause, but I realize that as my brother's condition deteriorates, I will not get to be so selective, and will have to run into them.
It makes a very tough situation, even more terrible.
Try to always keep the door open, as things can change. Unless, of course, they are purposely trying to hurt you. Which I doubt is the case, or you wouldn't live across the street from them.
Good luck!
Jim
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I am the yougest with a brother and a sister. Me and my brother are actually pretty close and similar in both humor and ideas though hes much more sure and outspoken about them this wasn't always the case though when I was really young hed basically hog all the fun things to do and make me do small menial stuff for him like make a sandwich stuff like that. my sister was much older than me so by the time I was in elementary she was already out the house and half way accross the country but we're still close despite that
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I kind of do. I have a brother and we used to fight each other, you know like normal brothers do. Now we grew up, he knows I'm gay and we get along, but it's not like we're besties and talk about irl stuff.
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I have none, and get along with them perfectly.
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no :blind:
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yes i'm cool with them
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No
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Yes, I've got a brother and I have a very good relationship with him. My brother is the best person I have ever met
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I have a neutral relationship with my siblings (two sisters and a brother). I am the youngest by 6 years so we never really did a lot so we don't have much to talk about
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Sort of, my brother can be stubborn quite a bit, so that puts a small strain.
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Grew up with 3 sisters hated it i have a half bro but don't really know him which sucks
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As an only child I always wanted a sibling. But I never got the vibe that anyone I knew particularly liked their siblings. My friends hated their siblings. My parents hate their siblings.
I guess it's a grass is greener situation. I almost lost my father to a heart condition last year...having a sibling to talk to might have been nice. All I had was my neurotic draining mother.
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