siblings
Posted By: mttoo on 2009-04-16
In Reply to: being friends with your siblings - reunions
My siblings and I are best friends. We have also vacationed together in the past, have rented large homes various places so we can all stay together. Our parents have been married 57 years and at times have tried to pit one against the other (don't know why, think it may be a little bit of dementia) but we just keep going.
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Do you look like your siblings?
I didn't look a lot like my older brother, but I sure did the other brother.
My parents didn't have a baby book for me, (I was the youngest and I think my parents were too worn out by then) and for the longest time I swore I was adopted just for that reason. But we looked too much alike for that to happen.
Whereas you love/got along with your siblings,
that is not the case for everyone. I had 1 brother (died in an automobile accident over 30 years ago) and right now I could not tell you 5 items I knew about him, not close, never- I felt sorry for my parents for their loss when he died though.
Not true for all siblings - -
not at all. My mother had 2 siblings and the last year of her life the others not speaking to her. Had brother hardly knew. You can only speak for your own family, not others.
I do not see how any siblings could ever speak to him again
Maybe they have forgiven but I have heard (not from my friend) but other members of the family he is a gambler, womanizer and really not someone you would want to be around. This, though the friend says, had absolutely nothing to do with wanting the name change but parents are not always someone you can look up to and honor. I respected my father until I found out about the molestation, then no more.
Sounds like my siblings - I just don't get it!
My parents (the enablers that they are) pay for my sister's son's health insurance and pay for my brother's cable/phone/internet bill, but they all buy their kids a TON of presents for Christmas and their b-days!! My sister is 31 and my brother is 27, so they're both old enough to take care of their responsibilities but refuse to. Their kids are absolutely spoiled, but hey they don't care cuz mommy and daddy are paying their bills for them!! Drives me insane!
being friends with your siblings
Anyone here friends with their siblings now that you are all adults, or do the parent issues always get in the way? We are all getting older and wanting to talk, but our parents are divorced and still cause a lot of trouble and demand center stage.
friends with siblings
My sisters are my best friends. There are 3 of us and we are so fortunate. We all get along so well. Not only that, but our husbands do, too. We even vacation together and all. I am the youngest. The middle one is 6 years older than I, and the oldest one is another 5 years older than the middle so we have an 11-year span. We were never close when we were younger because of that age difference, but as adults, we have grown quite close. I feel badly that not all families share the bond that we do, but I thank God every day to have this family bond. I always thought all families were like mine, but since I have grown up and seen so many broken families, I realize how fortunate I am. I hope you and your siblings are able to learn to become friends. It is a wonderful gift.
How about ideas for siblings and their families? Here's one
I have three siblings, with spouses and children. Not only is it expensive to buy for all of them, but it's hard to know what to get. Last year I went to a craft store and bought cheap baskets on sale. I bought each of them a 2-month subscription to the movies that you get through the mail, NetFlix (can do Blockbuster if you want). I put the gift certificate in the basket along with the big boxes of candy that they sell at the show (.99 cents apiece at Walgreens), a few packets of microwave popcorn, and a 6-pack of their favorite soda. They loved it and everybody enjoyed the movies over the next couple of cold winter months. You can purchase the movie gift certificates on line at their website.
I dunno - how can I be sure they're really my siblings? : ) nm
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Mine & my siblings' was when we were little kids. (sm)
I lived in Southern California in an area where everyone had citrus trees in their yard, because everything used to be commercial citrus orchards back then. There was an infestation of something called 'red spiders' that were killing orange, grapefruit and lemon trees. Our yard had lots of beautiful Valencia orange trees in it, which my dad took loving care of - fed them special tree food, etc. (We always drank home-squeezed orange juice!)
So on April Fool's day, not long after there had been lots of talk about red spiders being found in trees in our area, we all came running into the house that morning, and breathlessly told our dad, 'We found RED SPIDERS all over the tree by the swing-set!' We acted all shocked & upset, dragged him by the hand out into the backyard, and kept pointing and saying, 'Look! Don't you see them?!' He'd look and say no, he couldn't see them. 'But they're REALLY tiny!' we said, 'You've got to get really, really CLOSE to see them!'
We finally had it so he was practically touching the tree with his nose, and then we all yelled 'APRIL FOOL'!!!
It's a tough world out there. Siblings will be there when parents are gone.
I only have one and I wish I could give him siblings.
My 4 siblings and I had chicken pox at the same time and we're fine. sm
My daughter also had them at 4 months and she is now an honor student in high school. Don't beat yourself up. How attached are you to the pediatrician? If he is always that rude, perhaps you could trade him in for a better model.
It all depends who it is. Some friends are as close as siblings, and I wouldn't think twice
about dropping in unannounced.
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