Are you a younger, older, or middle sister?

United States
May 8, 2007 8:11am CST
I am the youngest of two girls. My sister still feels the need to tell me what to do!! What kind of relationship do you have with your sister(s)? What is the key to staying close? My sister and I are always butting heads!!
17 responses
• Philippines
14 May 07
im the youngest and dont have a sister, wish I have one..
@add_im (2712)
• Philippines
14 May 07
We are four (4) siblings in our house, I have 1 elder Sister, 2 younger brothers and I'm the 2nd child of our family.
@chaime (1152)
• Philippines
10 May 07
I am the middle sister of an older one and a younger brother. I think it's normal for sister to be 'butting heads' most of the time. I too butt heads with my ate (this is how Filipinos call their older sister) and even with my younger brother sometimes. Just be open minded I think, and know that even if you butt heads your sister is always there for you and that you are blood relatives and she just wants what's good for you.
• Malaysia
13 May 07
i am the youngest child. i have an older sister & brother. all three of us used to quarrel alot when we were younger. but now since we're all grown ups, we get along very well with each other. we do have some fights now and then but it is nothing serious. i think the key to staying close is to have good communication, be open minded & supportive towards each other.
@petitpapa (194)
• China
10 May 07
i am the youngest of3girls.i have two elder sisters and one younger brother,we are on good terms with each other.
• United States
10 May 07
I am the middle child. My older sister is 12 years older than me and my youngest sister is a year a month and a day younger. My younger sister and I are are like best friends. My older sister and I we talk , but are not that close see that she left once I hit my teen years.
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
8 May 07
I am the youngest of 4 girls. Just within the last few years we have gotten much closer. I am 13 years younger than my oldest sister and one year younger than the 3rd born. One of my sisters decided that we needed to start doing things together as sister~ and we do include mom too. We started by going out for girls night out once every few months. Then we took a trip to NYCity for the weekend. We were actually out last night too. This has brought us so close! We butt heads too, but realize that life is short and it isn't worth ruining your family relationships.
• Philippines
8 May 07
Im a middle child but an older sister to our youngest. Because The eldest my big bro. most of the times we were having misunderstandings because shes such a brat and spoiled by my dad. But there are times that we'll get along well.i guess the key in staying close or having a good relationship with your siblings is just be honest and everything will come smoothly.
@anine19 (134)
• Philippines
8 May 07
i am the eldest of us four, and i can say that i am close with my sis. i think the secret is sharing, share your happy and sad moments with her, share your innerself with her so she could understand you and vice versa. thanks!:]
@rodeotexas (1153)
• United States
9 May 07
I am the only girl between two brothers. I don't have any sisters but I am a great sister if I do say so myself.
@katkat3 (425)
8 May 07
Hi, i am the eldest of 6 - I have 2 sisters and 3 brothers. I get on with both my sisters... I lived with 1 for 1yr and half (since moving out of home) we only moved out because she got married and pregnant! We get on really well, sometimes I feel like she is the older sister (she's 4 years younger) because she's quite mumsy, always got some good sensible advice! I don't see my other sister as often because she just turned 18, still lives at home and has a serious b/f, but we get along very well!!! :0)
• India
8 May 07
i am the youngest... i have an elder brother who rules me most of the time.. but i like my brother a lot!!
@amgine (225)
• Philippines
8 May 07
im the eldest of 2 kids and my sibling is a boy. i would have loved to have a little sister.
• United States
8 May 07
I am the oldest. I have 1 full sister, a step sister and brother and a half sister whos only 10. My sister and I used to fight horribly until we no longer lived together. Now we are best friends. We were always close, just had stupid fights about cloths and other not importnat things. My sister and I have been through alot together and we've always been there for each other! She is my best friend and Im so glad I have her! I enjoy spending time with her and we are always on the phone together. My kids love her too. Shes a great aunt. I wouldnt change anything about her, except maybe that she learns to return the cloths she borrows from me....still!!!
• Ireland
8 May 07
I am an only girl and the eldest. I have 3 younger brothers. all siblings always argue etc. We do it all the time but we also get on great too.
8 May 07
I am the second of 3 girls.I have always been the silent kind,so I was dominated by both elder and younger sister all the time.I could never fight with anyone and always cried.But now that we are adults,I have my own personality and my sisters acually think I am more independant than them.isn't that great?:)The key to staying close is to give each other space.She may give you advice and you may give her advice but remember that it is upto you or her to take that advice recieved.Yes,younger ones are always told what to do,but please don;t think that she tells you things becasue she feels that you are in anyway less efficient than her.It is more like she feels the need to protect you from worng ways and methods of doing things.I was alwasy very silent and not fighting but I also did not "not resist".I resisted it very strongly whenever I was told things I already knew,but that was when we were still kids and into our teens.Now both my sisters understand what it was like to be under pressure by someone,so they don't dominate me anymore.But we are very very close.Even though my sisterd dominated me we both used to talk a lot and were, and are,still very very close.I guess unless you tell her once that she does not need to tel you how to do things,she will not understand.Just tell her gently that she has been a good guide but she needs to let you learn things on your own.I am sure things will work out.Just keep your relationship to your sister close because once a break,the scar will always remain and it will never be the same again.
• United States
8 May 07
I am the oldest sister, and have two younger sisters. When we were younger, we all shared a room, and that never sat well with me. My middle sister and I used to fight a lot. When we got older, and moved out of our parents' house, we got along a lot better. Now, my middle sister lives six hours away from me, and my baby sister lives four hours away from me. We're all adults now, and we get along pretty well. When my baby sister lived in the same town as me, we were very good friends. So my only advice is: give it some time, and you will probably grow closer to your sister.