Sibling rivalry. How close is your relationship with brothers and sister?

My relationship with my siblings is good (as far as I know LOL). My twin sister is my best friend and we keep in touch by email and phone at least twice a month (most of my family live in New Zealand). I also have 3 brothers and we were always close as we were growing up, but now we are scattered all around the place but still keep in touch via email and texting. If we can, we get together at christmas or boxing day at my sisters place and its a lot of fun. We often sit around talking about the old days, laughing and joking around too. I do miss them from time to time especially during the holidays. I also have two sister in laws and they are like friends to me.

I'm not that close to all my siblings. I am one of eight children...but not all from the same marriage or parent. Odd statement...I know. My mother had a child before my father. My father was married 4 times...and I was the baby of all the children. So, I didn't grow up with all my siblings. The one I am closest to relationship wise is my sister in West Palm Beach. For the most part, we grew up together. But we are nothing alike...we are like night and day! LOL But we are still close and call each other often. I really don't know my other siblings well from my father's other marriages. They all grew up in Michigan. So...it was distance and different mothers that caused us from not knowing one another. But I talk to one of my sisters through email from time to time. Occasionally, one of my brothers will email me. I have another brother in jail that we write back and forth to. And a brother that I knew more of growing up...but since he is the baby sitter that put my baby Noah in the hospital...I have not talked to him for 3 years. Nor do I think I will ever talk to him again since he almost killed my son. HOWEVER...I think siblings should be close. So, I teach my children that even when they grow up, they will still need each other and will have to lean on each other when mom is no longer around. I hope my children keep a close bond with each other. Family is very important.

I am the oldest of 4. It has gotten better as we got older. I used to fight with my brother al of the time. I never fought with my sisters really. I talk to all of them on the phone. I see my brother when I can even though it is only about once a year. He knows I love him & his family though. I see my sisters more often & they usually spend about a week with me in the summer.

I am not really that close to my siblings, I have 1 sister and 2 brothers. Well, maybe because we didn't grew up togerther. I was raised by my grandmother. Many of my ways contradict their ways. We have different opinion on things.

My relationship with my siblings is good (as far as I know LOL). My twin sister is my best friend and we keep in touch by email and phone at least twice a month (most of my family live in New Zealand). I also have 3 brothers and we were always close as we were growing up, but now we are scattered all around the place but still keep in touch via email and texting. If we can, we get together at christmas or boxing day at my sisters place and its a lot of fun. We often sit around talking about the old days, laughing and joking around too. I do miss them from time to time especially during the holidays. I also have two sister in laws and they are like friends to me.

I would have to say that my sister has been one of my best friends since I was about 14. We went through some tough times, but in the end, not only do we get along well, it is easy to talk to each other about anything. To me, that is waht siblings are for.