How well do you get on with your siblings?

mikom · 18-04-2011 10:08AM

The-Rigger wrote: »

Do you ever find that some people are just, assholes, or their only real contact with you is when they expect something from you?

Sometimes you're born into the same family as them in spite of your high hopes.

Truth in this.

eirn wrote: »

Was never very close to my sister (age gap, and she prefered to keep herself to herself) regret now not making more of an effort.

But even more truth in this.

LadyMayBelle · 18-04-2011 10:10AM

I'd like to be closer; we were all very close grwoing up but now live in diferent parts of the world now so it's hard; I still do things like send tacky postcards to them for a laugh and email, but not as much as I would like.

We have a younger sister who is 10 and it is truly painful not being around for her as much as I would like (I live in London). I have a lump in my throat at the very thought that I only see her a handful of times each year

Chickaroo · 18-04-2011 10:21AM

I have 2bros and 2sis and we are very close and I know they are always there for me when I need them, I live with my younger sister and we have managed not to have any major disagreements thus far, when we were younger we all looked out for each other and God forbid anyone crossed any of us, there would be 5 mad yolks bailing down the road after them......ah those were the days

Nowadays, the eldest 2 are married and have their own families and we don't get together that often but when we do its like we only seen each other yesterday and have a great laugh together, we are all a gang of slaggers (of others and ourselves) you need a thick skin in my home, I love each and everyone one of my siblings and they are a group of few that I can truly be myself around

**Cue the Waltons theme tune**

flowerchild · 18-04-2011 11:25AM

Really really badly. I loathe them with a passion. And it's mutual.

When my mother dies I predict that we will have nothing more to do with each other. Which can only be a benefit.

I got on really well with my parents. I would have liked to be an only child or to have had great close siblings, like my own boys.

kfallon · 18-04-2011 11:32AM

I love them but I don't have as much contact with them as I used to. Prob only see them about 5-6 times a year, other than that it's brief skype conversations or texts.

They are my family tho and they come before everyone else!

RedXIV · 18-04-2011 12:10PM

Have a younger brother by only 14 months and we always fought as kids but after the fight we'd be right back beside one another to laugh and act the maggot. Get on really well with him but with kids in the house and on the way, its not as easy to meet up.

Have a sister who is 4 years younger than me and for some reason that I can't fathom, I can't stand talking to her. I don't know what it is, I've got no rational for it, and I feel bad about it. I've tried loads of times to just get over it but I can't. I've seen the home videos where all she wanted to do was follow us everywhere and as an adult I can see how touching it is, but still to this day, my first instinct upon sight is to give her a dig in the arm.

In saying that I'd fight anyone for her (and him).

Get on great with my parents, especially my dad. I think he wasn't quite capable of dealing with kids and once I became independent we became great friends...I'd probably go for a pint with him before my brother.

And have LOADS of cousins, over 20 aunts and uncles and they are all constantly pregnant. Gave up keeping track after the first 60 cousins

--LOS-- · 18-04-2011 08:42PM

It's true what they say...you can choose your friends but you cant choose your family. I really dont think you should have an unconditional love and support for your family simply because of a blood tie.

alexa5x5 · 18-04-2011 08:51PM

Im an only child. Can't stand myself but Im stuck with me for life :rolleyes: Kinda sad reading some of the replies, I would of given anything to have grown up with siblings, even now Id love to have someone that shared the same childhood as me. But from reading these posts it seems most people arent very close to there siblings

Steyr · 18-04-2011 09:11PM

One sister, get on extremely well but constantly pull the piss out of each other but it is all good, really watch out for her etc.

Tigger · 18-04-2011 09:15PM

My brother hates me

Poor Craythur · 18-04-2011 09:18PM

Pauleta wrote: »

I dont talk to my "brother" nor recognise him as a brother or as a human being. He is a malicious scumbag and i would purchase the finest most cheapest champagne if it dropped dead tomorrow.

I hate my brother too. He's a shít, an absolute shít. Used to knock the stuffing out of me when I was a kid. He nearly died six years ago and I was disappointed when he didn't.

He's a pointless human being. I blank him.

My sis and I ARE close but I can feel us drifting. We have a very competitive relationship, and we can both be headstrong, but we really care about each other too.

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Cant stand most of my aunts and uncles. They're a bunch of scumbags and wont be attending their funerals.

I hate my father's side of the family. They are the most soulless, greedy, dead-eyed fúckers one could meet.

coco_lola · 18-04-2011 09:18PM

I'm an only child, but I don't get on very well with myself. Constantly contradicting and arguing.

Poor Craythur · 18-04-2011 09:24PM

mikom wrote: »

Get on mighty with them.
Find it hard to comprehend families that are always fighting.

Lucky you.

Contessa Raven · 18-04-2011 09:25PM

I'm an only child. It was a lonely enough childhood in the sense that I was one of the only kids in my neighbourhood that didn't have siblings. Once it was time to go home, I was alone until the next day.

As I got older though I preferred it. I like my "me time" to be quiet. Me curled up with a book etc. Couldn't do that if I was sharing a room with someone. I'd kill them!

I'm close enough to my cousins on one side. They're all older and have their own children so I don't see them often enough but they're always there for me and I chat to them a good bit online.

barbiegirl · 18-04-2011 09:38PM

Have 4 brothers and one sister and i'm close to them all and love them to bits. Have what seems like a million cousins and am very close to some not so much to others but don't hate any of them :-)
Nobody knows you, your history and back ground like your family and that is part of what keeps us close :-) i have to say i also find the grown up sibling rivalary and hatred hard to understand

19-04-2011 01:27PM

I have one brother here in Ireland. He's 19. We have a weird relationship. One minute we are extremely close and then we hate each other. I think we are a lot closer than (most of the time) than most siblings. We spent our childhood travelling over and back to France to see our Dad together. So we kind of had to get on well. He can be very difficult to get on with sometimes though. Extremely stubborn and angry most of the time :rolleyes:

I have a half sister and half brother living in France. They are 12 and 15. Haven't seen them in almost 4 years

Mainly because I can't be in the same room as their Mother! Really must see them soon.

dr gonzo · 19-04-2011 01:44PM

Have an older brother by 6 years and thats it. We get on ok, not a problem between us and i'd trust him implicitly if i was ever in trouble, he'd be there in a second but we're too different to properly get on.

I'd prefer to know that i have a supportive sibling who stands by me but i dont really get on great with rather then maybe one i get on well with but is a bit flakey or a person i clash with.

pragmatic1 · 19-04-2011 01:57PM

Poor Craythur wrote: »

I hate my father's side of the family. They are the most soulless, greedy, dead-eyed fúckers one could meet.

On both sides of my family. Words like selfish, greedy and devious are too soft. The most useless shower I've ever met. Really dont like those people.

Poor Craythur · 19-04-2011 01:59PM

pragmatic1 wrote: »

On both sides of my family. Words like selfish, greedy and devious are too soft. The most useless shower I've ever met. Really dont like those people.

My Dad's sister died of cancer last year and I didn't care, she was a crap person. And the other buzzards on my Dad's side who hadn't spoken to her in years began circling. And they got what they wanted, depressingly.

smurfy89 · 19-04-2011 02:20PM

Have 5 sisters and love them all

4 older and one younger.

Very close to 3 of them and most the time I spend back home at the weekends is with them. Nights out are usually with them and any holidays I go on are with them.
Have loads of cousins too, get along with all of them!

Definitely very lucky judging by this thread.. couldn't imagine not getting along with my family

Orando Broom · 19-04-2011 02:25PM

Older sister, far too alike, we killed each other in our teens. Now we get on. We keep a discreet distance, mind, we'd both be incredibly headstrong. All the faults I'd see in her would be my own weak points. Still I'd do time for her if any one ****ed with her or her family.

pragmatic1 · 19-04-2011 02:28PM

Poor Craythur wrote: »

My Dad's sister died of cancer last year and I didn't care, she was a crap person. And the other buzzards on my Dad's side who hadn't spoken to her in years began circling. And they got what they wanted, depressingly.

Ah here I could tell ya stories. Worst part of it is my auld one is very sensitive and would let anyone walk all over her. Luckly my dad can be a bastard when he wants to be and hopefully hes trained me well.

Little Acorn · 19-04-2011 03:01PM

I don't think I could even be friends with somebody who didn't like any of my siblings. Love them to bits.

LostGirly · 19-04-2011 04:28PM

Have two brothers, one 2 years older, one 3 years younger and boy did we kill each other when we were younger! The eldest one especially used to make me weap with his jeering and bullying (sibling bullying)!

But now I adore him! Unfortunately (due to the recession) the older one is in Australia, I miss him every day! We talk at least once a week and I travelled out to him last Summer! Kills me that we only see each other once every 18 months or so!!

The younger fella has a lovely little temper on him but outside of that he's great - I still love him to bits and he'll surely grow out of it...someday!? But he's sound and he's really good to me!!

Pays to be the only girl - spoiled rotten by the two of them

ToxicPaddy · 19-04-2011 05:28PM

Have 3 siblings and get on with all of them, very regularly in contact and actually going on hols with my bro this year.. We are scattered all over the country due to work and college so dont get to see each other as much as we would like.

We all used to kill each other when we lived at home though but now have actually grown closer over the years since we all moved out and make a point of all being home for big occasions, birthdays, xmas etc and all thoroughly enjoy each others company

However I have relatives who dont get on with their siblings, to the fact of possibly hating them and I dont know how it ever got to that stage between them, its very sad to see..

PeterIanStaker · 19-04-2011 08:38PM

Glad to say I get on great with them all.

dr gonzo · 20-04-2011 01:47AM

Little Acorn wrote: »

I don't think I could even be friends with somebody who didn't like any of my siblings. Love them to bits.

I dont like your sister

All joking aside any boardies on here who have a great relationship with your siblings you honestly have no idea how lucky you are because ive found that to be pretty rare.

sparkledrum · 05-08-2013 04:57PM

I've just been reading this thread, though I know its old. I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters, all older and married. I'm not married and though I would have been quite close to one sister and one brother when' we were growing up, we seem to have drifted apart in recent years. We still see each other but they just seem to be so busy with their own lives and children that its hard to have any kind of proper relationship plus I think they still see me as the 'baby', though I'm far from it. I think inlaws can have a big effect on sibling relationships and not always for the better. The thing, is I'd like to improve these relationships but its hard to know how to go about it after all this time.. any ideas?

Sunnyisland · 05-08-2013 05:15PM

The amount of people in this thread who

are banned or closed their accounts is huge ?

On the op, yes get on well with all my siblings, very well actually, Maybe because we are all older now with the youngest been 44,there are 8 of us :-)

Galwayguy35 · 05-08-2013 06:59PM

Have one older brother, we get on well now but when we were kids used to knock sparks off each other.

How well do you get on with your siblings?

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