Siblings: Is there an intuitive link?
By gmakesmoney
@gmakesmoney (2923)
United States
September 25, 2007 1:49pm CST
Do you think that an intuitive bond exist between siblings? Have you experienced this yourself? I'm not talking about just twins either but regular siblings. What do you think causes that link?
I was raised an only child so I can't say for myself but in viewing an email with family pictures that were updated I was in total awe. They were pictures of my aunt and her family, we now live over 1,000 miles apart and my mom and aunt speak maybe once or twice a month because of their schedules and because of the distance haven't seen each other in almost 4 years. So here's what I noticed: 1) my mom and aunt have the same exact curtains in their kitchens, the very same print except that when we went to buy ours we got the off white ones by accident and kept it and my aunt has them in white. 2) They've both dyed their hair the same shade as well as gotten the same exact layered haircut, even the same length down to the bangs, lol. 3) They both had on the very same gold and diamonds heart pendant with the same type of thin gold necklace, which they didn't have when we lived up there and 4) Everytime they try and call one another out of the blue they both get voicemail because one is trying to call the other. Weird? They have another sister and it's the exact same thing often times, they'll have the same hair color and cut (dying your hair is like changing clothes in our family cuz we all go grey early) and that aunt had sympathy pains so bad that she had to go to the doctor the very minute my other aunt went into labor years ago and they were living in seperate countries and one didn't even know the other was pregnant.
So what do you think about that? Do you share the same with your siblings?
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5 responses
@jennwhite07 (130)
• United States
26 Sep 07
In all honesty I think it really just depends on the age difference. Obviously twins will be linked more emotionally to each other, which lets them feel more of what the other is feeling or if something is wrong with them, because from conception, they have shared everything.
If you have children who are 5-7 years or more apart obviously the connection won't be as strong, for one because the oldest will probably feel a little resentment toward the younger one, and the younger one wants all the attention. Therefore the connection won't be as strong because their will probably always be at least a small amount of resentment between them.
As far as myself and my siblings, we aren't so close that we have a good emtional connection. This is in large part due to the fact that some think they are better than others. On the other hand, my sister in law and I have a very strong connection and will alot of the time do some of the things you mentioned above. I don't think it has anything to do with DNA personally, just a matter of mutual love trust and respect.
@danishcanadian (28955)
• Canada
25 Sep 07
I think this bond exists between people who love eachother, regardless of their relationship. I feel this between my mother, my sister my husband... we are all linked to eachother somehow, in a way that can not be explained, but that can not be shared by people who are not close.
@rhondalee1969 (6)
• United States
25 Sep 07
I think it is very possible, in fact I have seen other siblings do the same, I don't with my brother, but, This is strange for me I have the intuitive bond with my son and sometimes my daughter, have any other mother's experienced this?
@rhondalee1969 (6)
• United States
25 Sep 07
I think it is very possible, in fact I have seen other siblings do the same, I don't with my brother, but, This is strange for me I have the intuitive bond with my son and sometimes my daughter, have any other mother's experienced this?
