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By (user no longer on site) OP 40 weeks ago
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How well do you get on with yours?
Those of you who don’t have any, do you wish you did? Or are you quite happy being an only child?
A conversation I had with my sister last night had me appreciating our relationship |
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I have 3, I talk to two of them but only really close to one of them. We hang out, have similar interests and make time for each other. I'm happy with the two I talk to, would happily trade in the one I don't  |
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I have a younger brother. We fought like cat and dog as kids. I have lots of close friends but I’d say he’s the closest. He’s the only one I could tell literally anything to. I trust him more than anyone in the world. And I adore him. |
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"How well do you get on with yours?
Those of you who don’t have any, do you wish you did? Or are you quite happy being an only child?
A conversation I had with my sister last night had me appreciating our relationship "
Did she give you those jeans back? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 40 weeks ago
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"How well do you get on with yours?
Those of you who don’t have any, do you wish you did? Or are you quite happy being an only child?
A conversation I had with my sister last night had me appreciating our relationship
Did she give you those jeans back?"
Do you write these down or something? |
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"How well do you get on with yours?
Those of you who don’t have any, do you wish you did? Or are you quite happy being an only child?
A conversation I had with my sister last night had me appreciating our relationship
Did she give you those jeans back?
Do you write these down or something? "
I can't remember what I did 5 minutes ago but can remember silly things  |
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By (user no longer on site) 40 weeks ago
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It’s a weird one. I get on with mine brilliantly but we rarely see each other these days. I’ll probably regret that. Life and distance always seem to get in the way, but when we do see each other it’s like we’re kids again still sharing a bedroom and having a unique and special understanding of each other  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 40 weeks ago
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"I have a younger brother. We fought like cat and dog as kids. I have lots of close friends but I’d say he’s the closest. He’s the only one I could tell literally anything to. I trust him more than anyone in the world. And I adore him. "
I have a similar relationship with my sister. We have quite a big age gap, so I wasn’t all that interested in having a relationship with her when we were younger. We talk everyday and see each other a few times a week now. I’d be lost without her |
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"I have a brother but he's a stranger to me. I saw him last at my dad's funeral and I'll probably see him next at my mum's.
That’s not great  "
There's no animosity there, we're just not in each others lives. Even as kids we were strangers who happened to live in the same place!
I do have some cousins I grew up with who I'm still very close to, but I envy the "can tell them anything" relationships because I've only ever found that with friends, not family. |
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I have both an older brother and sister, they both have learning difficulties and both live at home with my parents.
My brother has a fiancé and spends most of his time with her, with friends and my sister spends most of her time either at work (I'm extremely proud of her, she started working over 20 years ago for a supermarket putting stuff back and now is on the tills, massive achievement for her!) or at home with my parents, we used to go out alot together, roadtrips to see Westlife all over the country and stuff but over the years she doesn't want to do any of that anymore, she absolutely adores Doughnut, we went to a goat farm last year and adopted one for her birthday, she was over the moon, we will try and get her out and about a bit more over the summer I think, thanks for this post, it's really made me think I must make more of an effort with her, so thank you x |
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By *eliWoman 40 weeks ago
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I have a lot of siblings. Eldest of a very large family.
My sister who is closest in age to me? I wouldn't say we get on particularly well - we're both very different. She went down the doctor route (and likes to remind me of that in every conversation). Very much interested in material possessions, enhanced boobs, weaves. All of that.
I'm very close to the middle siblings. My brother is brilliant and we share the same sense of humour. Cougars love him and he never tires of trying to shock me. He knows so little. My youngest sister (I have two) reminds me so much of myself and I'm proud of her.
Even though I might not always see eye to eye with them, I've always been there. Always protected and helped them. They exhaust me and a house filled with us all is draining (we're all quite... us!) but I love them dearly and I'm incredibly lucky to have the siblings do. |
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By (user no longer on site) 40 weeks ago
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Older sister , not spoken to since my mums funeral two years ago
The reason behind that did being my younger brother and me close .. can’t say little brother as he is 6’2” and built like a brick outhouse
We argue about football , he is blue .. I am not but that’s about it x |
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I only have one, my brother and honestly I'm so lucky to have him. We can always turn to eachother whenever we need to.
My daughter idolises him, affectionately calls him uncle big guns or guns for short - he's a 6ft 3 burly mechanic but hes a gentle giant |
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"I have a younger brother. We fought like cat and dog as kids. I have lots of close friends but I’d say he’s the closest. He’s the only one I could tell literally anything to. I trust him more than anyone in the world. And I adore him.
I have a similar relationship with my sister. We have quite a big age gap, so I wasn’t all that interested in having a relationship with her when we were younger. We talk everyday and see each other a few times a week now. I’d be lost without her "
I’m hoping this happens to my two! There’s 11 years between them and they don’t get on great  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 40 weeks ago
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"I haven't spoken to any of my 3 siblings for at least ten years. "
Do you wish you had a closer relationship with them or have you made peace with how it is now? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 40 weeks ago
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"I have a brother but he's a stranger to me. I saw him last at my dad's funeral and I'll probably see him next at my mum's.
That’s not great
There's no animosity there, we're just not in each others lives. Even as kids we were strangers who happened to live in the same place!
I do have some cousins I grew up with who I'm still very close to, but I envy the "can tell them anything" relationships because I've only ever found that with friends, not family."
I’m glad to hear there’s no animosity. Not having a great relationship with family members can be really stressful sometimes.
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By (user no longer on site) OP 40 weeks ago
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"I have both an older brother and sister, they both have learning difficulties and both live at home with my parents.
My brother has a fiancé and spends most of his time with her, with friends and my sister spends most of her time either at work (I'm extremely proud of her, she started working over 20 years ago for a supermarket putting stuff back and now is on the tills, massive achievement for her!) or at home with my parents, we used to go out alot together, roadtrips to see Westlife all over the country and stuff but over the years she doesn't want to do any of that anymore, she absolutely adores Doughnut, we went to a goat farm last year and adopted one for her birthday, she was over the moon, we will try and get her out and about a bit more over the summer I think, thanks for this post, it's really made me think I must make more of an effort with her, so thank you x"
This made me smile. There’s nothing better than seeing your siblings smashing life! I hope you get to enjoy some days out with her over the summer |
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"How well do you get on with yours?
Those of you who don’t have any, do you wish you did? Or are you quite happy being an only child?
A conversation I had with my sister last night had me appreciating our relationship "
I last saw or spoke with mine over fifty years ago. Best thing I ever did. I miss my cousins though but you can't have one without the other. |
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I'm one of 8. I talk to one every so often and one most days. I haven't spoken to my other siblings in over 14 years and don't intend to either
Can't pick family unfortunately
I'm the 2nd youngest. I still talk to my oldest brother... whom I've never actually met ( he emigrated before I was born ) and my younger sister |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 40 weeks ago
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"I have a younger brother. We fought like cat and dog as kids. I have lots of close friends but I’d say he’s the closest. He’s the only one I could tell literally anything to. I trust him more than anyone in the world. And I adore him.
I have a similar relationship with my sister. We have quite a big age gap, so I wasn’t all that interested in having a relationship with her when we were younger. We talk everyday and see each other a few times a week now. I’d be lost without her
I’m hoping this happens to my two! There’s 11 years between them and they don’t get on great "
There’s almost 10 years between us and a similar age gap between our kids. Our eldest has very little interest in her sister most of the time, but it’s understandable. I’m hoping that changes as they get older as well. |
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By (user no longer on site) 40 weeks ago
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I've one brother and our relationship is polite, shall we say. Things happened when we were kids and have never been the same since, for me at least.
It's my biggest fear for my two kids that they aren't friends when they are older. Nobody else will come close to knowing what it's like to be you. Siblings share not only parents, but homes, holidays, quite often schools and all other childhood experiences. The things that make us who we are, only they can truly have any idea what that was like. I do mourn the breakdown of my brother and mine's relationship, but it can't and won't change beyond what it currently is unfortunately. |
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By (user no longer on site) 40 weeks ago
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"I've one brother and our relationship is polite, shall we say. Things happened when we were kids and have never been the same since, for me at least.
It's my biggest fear for my two kids that they aren't friends when they are older. Nobody else will come close to knowing what it's like to be you. Siblings share not only parents, but homes, holidays, quite often schools and all other childhood experiences. The things that make us who we are, only they can truly have any idea what that was like. I do mourn the breakdown of my brother and mine's relationship, but it can't and won't change beyond what it currently is unfortunately."
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I have one brother. He's just shy of 3yrs younger and he's quite juvenile in many respects. However, he's fundamentally a decent guy. He is terrible with money and I have bailed him out over and over but can't do it anymore. That kind of issue has clouded our relationship at times unfortunately. He does help with Dad somewhat but I could do with a hell of a lot more. He has his eternal rose tinted specs on and it's quite frustrating at times. But he's a good guy. |
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By *M60Couple 40 weeks ago
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Black sheep of the family ( well thats what i was told ) left when i was 18 three siblings two older, one younger i stood 6ft away from my oldest sisters at both my parents funerals and she didnt recognise me but thats to be expected after 45yrs. |
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I have two, one lives in New Zealand so we aren't as close as we used to be which i do miss.
The other is apayday millionaire that just can't be stable, drinks too much & the rest, I'm sick of rushing down to every drama always caused by themselves so I've distanced myself.
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By *lynJMan 40 weeks ago
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"I haven't spoken to any of my 3 siblings for at least ten years.
Do you wish you had a closer relationship with them or have you made peace with how it is now? "
I don't miss them. Wasn't that close before that |
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By (user no longer on site) 40 weeks ago
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I have and older brother and two older sisters. I used to be so close with my brother but recently, he's just been more and more distant and doesn't really give me the time of day. My oldest sister is pretty much out of all of our lives and my other sister I absolutely love and still talk to.
It's disappointing we aren't all as close-knit as we used to be but I suppose similar to friends outgrowing each other, the same just applies here. |
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I (Luke) have one brother (older). He's a git. Always has been, always will be. He bullied and manipulated me for years growing up. I can't stand him. I rarely see him and never miss him. He's one of the most unpleasant people I've ever met. |
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By *irthandgirthMan 40 weeks ago
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I have one sister who is a nightmare. To the point myself and my parents think it's a 50% chance she will pass before them. I'm genuinely surprised she has made it this far. I message her probably twice a year and can barely stand to be in the same room as her for more than an hour.
At our grandfather's funeral last year she got wankered and started making dick jokes. In front of our grandma. And that is one of the tamest things I could mention.
My mum has expressed surprise that my sister and I emerged from the same vagina. |
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2 sisters both younger than me but not spoken or seen the eldest if the two since 2020 and the youngest since 2021 thanks to family infighting and greed so if they can't be bothered with me then i can't be bothered with them. |
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