Three
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
December 26, 2017 4:42am CST
We are 6 siblings in the family. The oldest is my only sister, followed by 3 older brothers, then me, and the 6th is our kid brother.
When our parents were still alive, the first three were often mentioned as “the 3 oldest”, while the 4th, 5th, and 6th as the “3 youngest” ( tallu nga inauna ken tallu nga inaudi).
Last night when we had our dinner at 8PM in Hap Chan Chinese restaurant, my siblings brought out their phones for “picture-taking”. My oldest brother even joked that these days, very few say the prayer of grace before and after meals; instead of “prayer before meals”, it is “picture before meals”.
So, the picture of my sister and my oldest brother were taken, then my oldest brother said, “okay, you 3 youngest, I will take your picture”. I and my son also had our picture together.
How many siblings are there in your family?
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13 responses
@creativeaashish (2609)
• Kathmandu, Nepal
26 Dec 17
I am glad that you enjoyed your holidays with your family members.
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@creativeaashish (2609)
• Kathmandu, Nepal
29 Dec 17
@ridingbet You are welcome! And have a great day!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 17
my 4th brother comes home every year from UK; my kid brother is staying here now because he has a business; my sister is here living with me; my 2nd and 3rd brothers are in the capital city, but my 3rd brother is not here for the reunion because he is on red alert
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
29 Dec 17
@ridingbet
Is that the one living in the UK? Did something happen that they are on red alert?
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@LadyDuck (471357)
• Switzerland
28 Dec 17
@ridingbet Yes, I was born with spontaneous delivery, same for my brother.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 17
@LadyDuck i think being born on normal spontaneous delivery is better than undergoing the C-section.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Dec 17
my sister is 11 years older than me. i am 11 years older than her oldest daughter. my kid brother is 6 years older than my sister's oldest daughter, while i am also 5 years older than my youngest sibling.
by 19 months, i think your mother immediately had her ovulation period back. good thing both of you were born under normal spontaneous delivery?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Dec 17
i think saying a prayer before every meal is our way of thanking and acknowledging what Somebody Up There gives us.
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 17
Only two of us but after I got married, my brother cut off ties because of money issues
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Dec 17
that is disappointing. i guess the inheritance is the main reason for severing the ties?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 17
@peachpurple i guess that is his luck now.
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
28 Dec 17
@ridingbet yes, you are right, furthermore, I used to pay all the expenses for my family when I was stil single. Now, he has to bear them
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
26 Dec 17
I have four siblings. 2 sisters and 2 brothers and I'm the youngest.
We never forget to say grace before eating. We have to say thanks and we have to bless the food we are about to consume for our health. So we never forget to do that.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Dec 17
we say our prayers before and after meals individually. but when my parents were still alive, we often wait for the rest of the siblings to be seated in the table before the prayers is said.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
28 Dec 17
I envy you because you have brothers. We are all 5 girl siblings.
Then, I didn't have a son. So I miss having a brother and a son. That is also the reason why I can get close to a guy more than a girl when I was in high school and growing older.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
28 Dec 17
@ridingbet Yes, father's surname isn't spread indeed because we all assumed the surnames of our huabands. 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Dec 17
well, that is why your maiden surname is not getting spread already because upon marriage, you assume the family name of your husband
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 17
@SIMPLYD i have 4 brothers and 3 of them are married. there are 3 nephews who can still spread our family name.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
28 Dec 17
@ridingbet Oh okay, so the one with glasses is the youngest, right?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Dec 17
no, he is the 4th brother, a nurse like me but he in UK.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 17
@sishy7 yes, the one with the baseball cap is the youngest. he has a house at the back of our ancestral home.
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@jobelbojel (35541)
• Philippines
26 Dec 17
We are 6. I, the eldest. One girl and 5 boys.
I remember the question I ask my team during our eaten. What letter P we do before eating? They answered in chorus, "picture, picture"
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@Deepizzaguy (102664)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Dec 17
I am the youngest member and only male member who has three older sisters.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
31 Dec 17
@Deepizzaguy right. thanks for the heads-up.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Dec 17
sorry for my intrusion to your private life, but may i ask who the person is in your profile picture here? is it you? if so, then, you are the only thorn among the roses, am i right?
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@Deepizzaguy (102664)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
31 Dec 17
@ridingbet I am a male I am just a fan of the Ultra Man characters.
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@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
26 Dec 17
So the people in the picture are your sister and oldest brother. ? It should be you in the picture instead for us to see you as a part of our family in here. =)
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@jobelbojel (35541)
• Philippines
26 Dec 17
She is the woman on the picture. Right?
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@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
26 Dec 17
@jobelbojel i am confused. I guess not. Lol
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