Are you a good sister?
By msedge
@msedge (4011)
United States
August 5, 2008 10:59am CST
While there are some people who grow up as the only child, many others grow up with one or more siblings. Growing up, it’s common to have sibling rivalry which can include fighting and arguing from time to time, jealousy, and competition. However, beyond those things, it’s important to have love for your siblings. Although you are family, there is no reason why you can’t be friends as well.I am the only daughter so i never experienced having a sister.Though i have a friend i treated as one but i think she treated me differently.
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@moondancer (7433)
• United States
5 Aug 08
I too am the only daughter with two brothers. I was a good little mommy when I was younger doing things and watching out for my brothers. I still do to this day. My brothers were and still are friends of mine, we are close. We went thorugh a rough childhood and had to rely on each other so much.
I hope I've been a "good sister", I think many would say I am. I'm always here for my brothers when they need anything and they know this. I'm who they call when they have problems or needs. Sometimes they call our mother too. My youngest brother does. And for the last couple of years so has my oldest one. I am the oldest of us all.
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@whywiki (6066)
• Canada
5 Aug 08
I am a sister but I don't think I am a good one. I love my sister and brother very much but I am just not like them, I am very different and if we weren't related I doubt we would even be friends. If love is all that counts then I am a good sister I guess...
@quinnkl (1667)
• United States
8 Aug 08
Depends on which of my sisters you ask. Sometimes you don't like the kind of people you love have become. And, having two sisters, I am closer to one than the other. It so depends on the family/people in the family I think. And I do have a friend who is closer than a sister to me, and I am to her. Family is many things!
@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
11 Aug 08
I try to be a good sister, there are 5 of us, I'm the oldest, so whenever somebody needs something or advice guess who they come to. I told my husband I'm tired of being in the middle all the time, two of my sisters are always fighing with each other, and its always because of the kids, they both have two boys a piece, I think its competition. So one of them is always telling me she did this and she did that, or her boys are this and her boys did that, I don't say anything anymore, I just try to stay on both of their good sides..lol. Thats the only way I can keep peace, among everybody, just don't say nothing.
@mistakesss (436)
• United States
6 Aug 08
I think I'm a pretty good sister. My brother and I may fight, we may have different interests, we may be pretty much the oppsite of each other - but, in the long run, he knows I love him a lot. He knows he can count on me to always be here. We have both matured somewhat over the last couple of years and have been closer. He's not only my brother, but my best friend. I think if we weren't related, we would still be friends.
@rhen1986 (34)
• Philippines
6 Aug 08
i dunno about that but i hope so, well i have 2 sisters and im the youngest of them all, so they treated me like i was their maid or something, that was before when i was little but now im a lady and even if theyre asking me to do something for them i still do it no questions ask, but sometimes its so irritating just to hear your older sister nag u about something, we dont get along fine now adays, i just hate they way she nags me about some things and shes so loud, i wonder if her fiance knows about it i keep telling her hehehe but no matter what a sister is a sister i love them all
@navtech (1773)
• India
6 Aug 08
Dear msedge,
I enjoy being a good sister. Though I do not have a sister of my own but I have three brothers. It is a very good feeling when my elder brother and two younger bothers shower their love and affection upon me, it is really a very happy and pleasant feeling in life. Normally being the only sister among three brothers I always take part in their well wishes and other simlar things.
@Elixiress (3878)
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6 Aug 08
I think that I am a good sister, although I do not always like my sister as she is rather annoying and I do not see her as a friend, because at our age a 5 year difference is a lot. When 17 year olds start hanging around with 12 year olds people get the wrong idea lol.
I do give her the make-up and clothes that I do not want, I also lend her some of my clothes if she is going to a party or something.
@flowerpower5 (96)
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7 Aug 08
Most definately. I can't say the same for them. Mind you they think they are good sisters. It's to bad you can't pick your family like you can your friends.
@johnson3 (152)
• United States
6 Aug 08
Sorry your friend doesn't know how to treat a real friend. Yes I have 5 other sisters and we are all close friends. I have two that I would consider my best-friends and one that I can tell absolutely everything in the world too. She married like me so she understands more. My oldest sister was too, but got divorced, but we are close as well. My mother always taught us that if you couldn't be friends with your own sisters you don't have room for no one else. I do have other friends though.
But I love my sisters very dearly, I can't imagine my life without any one of them. I do hope that you find a friend that will love you and treat you just like a real sister would.
johnson3
@RhythmWalker1 (825)
• United States
6 Aug 08
Good question!
Since I am the oldest girl, with 1 older brother, 4 younger sisters and the baby
being a boy of almost 36 years of age... I have been the "big sister" for a long time.
In looking back I find that I have been the one they all could count on, or blame
and maybe compare themselves to at times. By the time I was 7 years old I was the
"built in" baby-sitter.
As I look back I see many things that as a child I never thought were wrong. Now
I listen to the others and find myself feeling like a parent to them in many ways.
In answer to your question, YES, I have been a good sister and have tried to be a friend to my siblings. Two of the younger girls have branched out into women who
are "material girls" and gossip horribly. Believe it or not they both go to church
and can't see the harm in gossip. I bow out of communications with them for that reason. But, I still love them.
@GIPILKO (51)
• Philippines
7 Aug 08
As the first daughter in the family, i played the role of a mother to my sisters when my mother went to another city for work, I sometimes brought my little sister to school.That time they are 2 and my sister next to me was also in school.my teacher also understands me because she has also a daughter w/ her.when at hope, i give her food(our grandma cooks d food.).We are very close until I got married she stayed w/me, I sent her to school w/ the support of my husband.,and now shes in another country working to help our family needs. i love all my sisters and brothers and all of them are my favorite, no more no less.I just hope that they fell the same to me..
@musiclover505 (122)
• United States
6 Aug 08
I am a sister and I couldn't imagine not ever being one. I love my siblings so very much. I think I do a good job at being a sister although at times I know I wasn't hehe. The little schemes you think of when you are still young :P But for the most part I was very good to them and helped take care of them a lot while I was still living with my parents. I'm states away from atm which drives me bonkers since I miss my sister and brother like crazy, but we talk all the time and whenever we do get the chance to visit each other it will be our turn to drive you crazy because we act like permenant 5 year olds the whole time :D
@izathewzia (5134)
• Philippines
6 Aug 08
I want to say yes. Because I am the youngest but not really the baby in the family. Because during my growing up years, my elders taught me about how to become independent. In return, I am now returning the favor to them by being good to them. I provide for them and help them in all the possible ways I could.
@honeydew82174 (1720)
• United States
5 Aug 08
I am a great big sister! I raised my two brother by myself. They are now 25 and 26. They are starting families of their own. Soon my own kids will be all grown up! My brother and I do not fight at all.
@cncoke (439)
• China
6 Aug 08
I don't think I am a good sister.Among the sisters,I am the oldest.It is true I love them.I want to help them when they are in trouble,but sometimes I have no ability.My two sisters never explain they have a bad sister but a good sister.Oh,thank them.They are kind hearted people.And we often help each other whenever who is in trouble.
@faln_angel1205 (1192)
• United States
6 Aug 08
I would like to think that i am a good sister. I have always helped my sister out with parties, events, finances, babysitting, or whatever else she needs, or even just a ear to turn to. I sometimes feel i dont get it in return from her quite as much, but what she doesnt do towards me, she makes up with as an Aunt to my son, she spoils him rotten and does everything possible when it comes to him.
@sasafraze (42)
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5 Aug 08
I have three sisters and one brother, I am the youngest. My sisters and I have only had one big fight in all our lives and Thankfully it didn't ruin our friendship. We all aren't close like we used to be but we are working our way back to being close.
@viralata46 (27)
• United States
5 Aug 08
I love my sister, I think sibblings are improtant. It's a beautiful thing to be a suppport to someone, especially if you are the older sibbling. It's important to always be there for the people who love you.