How close are you to your sibling?

India
May 29, 2007 6:08pm CST
Everybody keeps debating these days on how many kids to have and most of the times the discussion tilts in the favor of having more than one child atleast for the simple reason that an only child is likely to feel more lonely. From there comes my question, how close do you feel to your brother or sister or both if any ? I have a younger sister and till the day i got married we used to fight every single day. We were never there for each other and she always accused me of being my parents' favorite. Me, being the elder one, I used to boss around and instead of watching out for my younger sister I really didn't try and be her friend and was most of the times very critical of her. Things took a complete turn after i got married, we are closer than we have ever been in our days together, count on each other and she loves my baby as her own. If I could, i would rewind the clock and be the kind of an elder sister i should have really been when we were growing up, but am happy that we got around to each other before it was too late.
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@gradyslady (4054)
• United States
26 Sep 07
I'm not all that close with 3 of my brothers and my sister, but 1 of my brother's I talk to a lot, and then the other one I'm really close to, it might have to do with the fact that we're so close in age. He's only 3 years older than me.
• Canada
1 Jun 07
I have one biological sister that I am somewhat close to . We don't see each other all that much and have had our share of hard times but still try to keep in touch with each other on a regualar basis . I also have two step sisters and I get along with each of them really well , but I don't get to see them very often either as they live away from me but we try to keep in touch every so often as well and one of them is getting married on my anniversary this year and she has asked that my two little girls be a part of the wedding by being the flower girls for her . Then I have a step brother who I honestly don't know very well as I have only met him a couple of times but he seems really nice . And then I have two half brothers that alhtough I care about we don't really talk much as they are quite a distance from me and we never grew up togehter and we all have issues that none of us were able to work out or resolve as of yet . I have five children and I hope that they will always be there for each other and that they will always have a close bond with each other because when something goes wrong in life , it is always nice to know you have family you can trust and that will be there for you when you are feeling down or just need someone to talk to . I wish I had a better relationship with the family I have and although we talk , I wouldn't say any of us are that close that we can go to each other about anything .
@kelly60 (4547)
• United States
30 May 07
There are five of us and I have always been quite close to my younger sister, but not nearly as close to my older brother and sisters. I think that it is partially because I always felt somewhat responsible for her since she was my baby sister and I tried to look out for her.
@rb200406 (1824)
• India
30 May 07
Me & my younger brother were always very close with each other.actually he used to share most of the things with me.He ws more closer to me than my parents.We were so close that my realtives would wonder how come we rarely fight.My younger brother knows me so well that he can immediately make out whta is in my mind just by seeing my face.We still are close & share a lot of things even now when i am married & live in another place.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
1 Jun 07
My siblings are all very close. Though in the past we had squabbles, now that our parents are gone, we are a very tight knit family. We try to have dinner together at least once a month though we live at least a hundren miles apart from each other. We still have a big old fashioned family christmas and for a weekend we all get together, nephews and nieces and their children too. It's a blast. We are very fortunate as many families fall apart when the parents are gone. We grew up in a house where love lived and we will carry on what our parents taught us.
@Giabelle (59)
• Philippines
30 May 07
I have a good relationship with my younger sister. She is 4 years younger than I am. That doesn't mean though that we don't quarrel or fight, just like other siblings we had our share of disagreement but we grew up with an understanding that as sisters we should love each other and be there for one another. My parents brought us up this way and no matter what fight we've been in to they made sure that we kissed and made up in the end (even though that's against our will :) you know prideLOL!). During our growing up years, I being the eldest had to be more understanding and patient because I am older and wise as they say and my sister is younger and immature LOL:) As we got older we carried on tour love for each other and my parents would always remind us that when they're old and gone in this world all we have aside from our future families are each other so we have to be thankful for that. We are our own support system. We carried it on up to this very day, there's a mutual respect between us and even though we're old already I still regard her as my little sister:)
@tredale (1309)
• Australia
30 May 07
Im the same as a child I wouldnt dare have looked out for my brother but as an adult I love him to pieces and wouldnt no what to do with out him. I have four children and they all fight and kick at times and I think what have I done. All I can hope for is that as adult they will find what my brother and I have. I depend on him now at times as he with me.