What's a sibling relationship like?

Dreamy, I have a half brother, but I still consider him my full brother, we have the same mom. I am 14yrs older than him. I would love to say we have a close relationship but we live in different states and even though I love him dearly and kill for him we're not as close as the siblings that grow up together. I do things now that I'm older and have kids of my own to be closer to him. I remember when I was in college and I had my first two kids I took him to chuckee cheese and then to see a movie. Now when I go visit in maryland I take him to a movie and we go out to eat and discuss what's going on plus for one to two weeks in the summer he comes and stays with me and I take him to the comicon in april usually .. So I try very hard to maintain a good relationship with him. Now my kids( i have 5) are about a yr apart each of them and you know what when one is in trouble they usually all are because they stick together. They actually work as a unit and defend eachother and stick up for eachother where ever they go. It's great to see them do that. It was kinda funny the one time i took them to the park and my youngest daughter before trina was born took her ball and was playing with it and it bounced onto the basketball court this kids picks it up and won't give it back to her, just as I was standing up to intervene my three other kids surrounded him and got her ball back the kid never messed with her the rest of the day at the park. It's quite comical to see them work in action.

It's wonderful...I am much older than my sisters but we are still very close and we hang out almost everyday and go shopping or talk about our daily activities...we share our most deepest secrets with one another and know that we would love and protect one another...we are there for one another no matter what...100% love for one another...if it came to risking our lives for one another we wouldn't even second think it we would do it...as for my older brother...We just found him like a few years ago because he was taken from us before I was even born...so we are not that close but we do talk a lot to each other and building the bond that was taken from us...

I have heard of a person once say this, "brothers treats one another as friends and they treat their friends as a brother or sibling." Now this caught my attention, since it has some truth in it. I treat my siblings as friends, where it is normal that we fight or quarrel at times. But with my friends, I do my best not to hurt them simply because of the thought of losing them. I know that family will always be there, but friends will come and go. It is hard to find good friends, so I make sure that I keep them all!;)

For me, it's great. I have a sister and a brother and we all care very much for each other and would do almost anything for each other. It's someone to laugh with, someone to someone to get you through hard times, someone who gives you advice, sometimes when you don't want it. It's someone else other than your spouse or significant other to care about and who cares about you. That's what it's about for me.

There is fighting with siblings as you grow up.Fighting over food,over clothes,over the bathroom,over chores.Some siblings pick on you,hit you, push you,play tricks on you and then somehow when you grow up most of the time you get along.Its really not as great as it would seem.I think it would be better just to have friends instead of going through all the trauma of having siblings.It would be far better to be an only child because you get more attention and you don't have to go through all the fighting.Also the parents can afford to spend more money on one child.

I have two younger sisters, and unfortunately we do not get along too well. They are constantly singing, talking, and making noise, as girls do, and I can't stand it anymore =] The two of them are pretty close though, and it's not like I hate them, but I definitely won't mind going off to college.I think everyone has a unique relationship with their siblings, and it can be anything from friends to enemies. Is there anything specific that is spurring your interest on this subject?

In my extended family we have a lot of immediate families with lots of siblings; my husband comes from a family of 5 kids and 3 half-siblings; the 5 of them are all between a year or two years apart so my MIL really had her hands full. My son-in-law has 4 brothers and 1 sister, also very close in age and his mother is from a family of 10 or 11 I think. My daughter and I are the odd women out in this mix; I have one brother who is 14 years older than me so we didn't live in the same house for very long when I was growing up and Kristie is my only child. I lost a daughter at the age of 6 months and wasn't able, or at the time it wasn't advisable for me to have more. Right now I can tell you how the relationship between my grandkids is. Todd Jr. will turn 13 on February 10 and Angela will turn 11 on January 31 so they're exactly two years apart. They fight like cats and dogs at times - and I DO mean fight, as in fists flying...lol - but at the same time God help anyone who would do any harm to one of them and the other hears about it. I know as they grow into their teen years Angela will have a great protector in her big brother but I'm sure the battles will rage on now and then for years to come! Annie

Sibling relationships can be difficult and rewarding. I am the oldest of 3. We have one older 1/2 sister from one of my parents previous relationships. I have a younger sister, and younger brother. Growing up we battled. My little sister was always copying everything I did. It could be a pain. My brother the youngest. seemed to (at the time) get away with alot being the baby of the family. Let's just say the house was never boring or quiet. As adults we are all pretty close.