Are you close to your brothers or/and sisters?

[LoCo]

I have this mindset that brothers and sisters HAVE to get along and be the best of friends. I don't see my brother at all and dh would maybe talk to his siblings once every 2 months. It's just such a pity..!!!

All the siblings in my extended family are the same some talk some don't. One cousin hasn't spoken to her brother in 10 years.

How? Shouldn't siblings be close, stick by each other through thick and thin you know be each others ROCK!!! You've grown up together, have the same parents and share the same blood.

Are you close to yours?

[Mummybear3]

My two brothers are my rock(s) :-) they are the reason why I made sure I had more than 1 child.
My two boys are inseparable too and I'm sure it will be that way for most of their lives :-))

[MuminMind]

Siblings is an interesting topic. Particularly sibling position, but that's OT.

To answer your question, I am very close to my brother, who is 3 years younger. We are each other's biggest fan, and we can talk about anything. But... We live in different countries, so we don't see each other often. It breaks my heart, particularly when one of us are going through a difficult time. And he is an awesome uncle, but doesn't get to be 'hands-on'.

[LoCo]

My two brothers are my rock(s) :-) they are the reason why I made sure I had more than 1 child.
My two boys are inseparable too and I'm sure it will be that way for most of their lives :-))

That's awesome you are so lucky

[Cheerilee]

I think every family is different.

My brother and I have the occasional conversation on facebook. We talk on the phone no birthdays but that is it. I have not seen him once in the last 3 years.

We are not close. He is 6 years younger than me I moved out of home before he was out of his annoying stage.

My children are quite close although all they seem to do is fight. When they are apart they ask to talk to the other on the phone and they talk forever. I am hoping they have a closer relationship than I do with each other. However, I would not force them to have a relationship they had no interest in maintaining.

[mummykitty]

Mm I am close to different siblings at different times to different degrees lol. ATM I am closest to my brother he is who I call when I want to talk and he comes down for the night every couple of weeks . I used to be closer to my sister but we had a disagreement and my youngest brother I don't have much in common with.

My kids are close, they generally play together they look after each other and they miss each other when they are apart. That's not to say they don't fight still but overall it's a pretty good relationship one I hope they maintain but I won't force them that's for them to decide .

[Littlemissmetal]

My sister is my bestfriend

I am not that close to my brother though, I think the reason to that is because he is 7years younger then me, we have never had that close relationship, but that said we still get along.

My 2 boys have a very close relationship, I love seeing them grow up together

[TinyLittleTootsies]

I don't think siblings have to get along. If you are born with different personalities and it takes work to get along, I don't think it is bad to say "you know what, let's see each other every 2nd christmas but other than that not get in each others way because we aren't a match!" I think problems arise whem siblings feel like they HAVE to like each other or help one another etc. Then resentment starts because you are going out of your way for someone who irritates you etc and I don't think that is healthy. Much better to mutually respect each other from a distance.

I think that not enough value is placed on wonderful, close, life long friends. With people you chose and whos personalities match yours! I would go first to a family friend of our parents before I went to my extended family but I grew up with close family friends and half a country away from family.

DH's family always go on about blood is thicker than water etc but they all resent/hate eachother and talk bad about each other simply because of big personality clashes and trying too hard to be in each others pockets!

I am actually close to my sisters, but I don't feel I have to be. My personality goes better with my youngers ones and my older sister and I can clash, so we aren't close like we are with the others.

adding: It was the same as kids, the two youngest got along with both of us, but my big sister and I only ever got along out of convenience, if it was just her and I, we have never been close... so it makes me wonder if it is something that is always like that for life if it is a case of personalities not matching!

[BrAins]

I have a brother and sister and we are all close, as well as being close to our parents. As well as being close to brother/sister wife/husband.
We were always quite close growing up and often shared friends, which as adults, now have the same friends. Our parents did nothing special I dont think to make us be friends as such, but everything that happened in our house happened as a family. Me and my sister would go to soccer games, my brother would come watch us do gymnastics, and as we have grown we have just continued that. If things are going on the whole family is there.
I hope my kids are close too and stick together.

[Witwicky]

I'm incredibly close with my younger sister. We see each other daily, even when not living together. We tell each other everything, she knows me better than anyone else in this world. We can relate to each other on every level. I would be lost without her.

My older sister I haven't seen in months and months. We are not close in the slightest, she hasn't even met my son. We only see each other at family gatherings.

Siblings is an interesting topic. Particularly sibling position, but that's OT.
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Do you mean like birth order, MiM? If so, I agree.