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Joined: Aug 2003
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From: formerly Brooklyn NY now
i dont have any brothers or sisters that i have any kind of relationship with. I do have a brother but he was born severely retarded and he lives in a group home for mentally retarded adults and has been there since before i was born. He is unable to communicate and all i dont have any deep relationship with him like most people would have with a sibling. I do go visit him from time to time... I have two kids tho and they fight like cats and dogs lol theyre 17 and 15 so i guess its the age. funny was we were in a storm a few years back and as much as they fight and "hate" each other when the poop was hitting the fan they was hugging each other so i guess someday theres hope for em bein close
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Joined: Apr 2004
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2 each. Fairly close, although we live far apart. We had a tough time when the folks died as the old man got led by the nose by a crook and her hubby, both of whom are in Federal Prison now. Some hard feelings there for a while, but it all settled out. Currently, I'm on a moratorium on calling, as I am tired of listening to how some of them don't get along with each other or being told I'm stupid for one reason or another, even if it is true. And of course with this here being an election year, I don't want to get in that either. Ooops, approaching too much information.....
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Joined: Dec 2003
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From: S/C Texas
My sister, 3 1/2 years younger, and I get along as well as ever. Shes in Florida, I'm Texas. We talk about once a month or so. We're both just a phone call away. We got along well as kids. I was always there when she needed rescued her from a creep. Being the older brother was most always fun.
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Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Topsfield, MA
I just have a sister, and we've fought for as long as i can remember. I'm 20 now, shes 24. Over the last year and 1/2 or so we have started to get better, she doesn't live w/ me anymore and i think that is a major thing. We're just total opposites and never really got along...
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Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Montana Territory
I get along with my brother pretty well.... but I hate my sister with a passion.... she's scizophrenic.... you never really know why she is mad.
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Joined: Jul 2001
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From: Walterboro, SC
lol, I get along pretty good with most of my brothers and sisters. The one four years younger than me aggrevates the life out of everyone though. Me having nine siblings, I've learned that if you just ignore the aggrevations things will eventually get better.
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Joined: Oct 2002
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From: MA
I am the oldest of five, and I can honestly say we are pretty good together. The youngest is in middle school now, so he can be a handful at times. Other than that, we make a pretty good team.
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From: Southern NH
I have an older brother and sister. My sister and I were best friends growing up. My brother never bothered with us. Now that we are grown up, we talk, but we are not very close. The differences in our personalities are so extreme, that we don't have much in common. But I can't complain. At least none of us fight, and we have each other and both our parents. I count myself lucky.
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Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Rochester NY
My brother and I fought like crazy when we were growing up, I was mean as hell to him and beat him up every chance I got. I worked out because it made him tough and I think he has breezed through all his military activities b/c they're never as mean or as hard on him as I was. Fighting with a guy who was 3 years older and 100 lbs heavier and stronger made him one tough customer too. He once knocked me out with a metal folding chair like you see in the WWF after I threw him down a flight of stairs. We got really close right before I went away to college and when I moved back to the area after college he went away to the Naval Academy but we're still close. Only talk about twice a month but you can be close and not communicate real well. He is graduating this friday and I can't wait to see it, I'm so proud of him, he has always been my hero as he has all of my good qualities in abundance and none of my faults.
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We should all see the common thread here that reflects MY situation...
fought like cats and dogs when younger with my two younger sisters and now get along great .... NOT in all cases, but a trend in most of these post..
and even though the sisters STILL say I'm the spoiled one
we are very close...
Is that because SOME of the parties may have matured ? (Not me!)
Is that because once we run into one of life's hard knocks we realize "Hey, they weren't SO bad after all"
Is that a sign ofthe times that we realize tomorrow is NOT promised ?
I think all of the above...
it's sad to let a day go by if you CAN be close - but situations (pride) won't let you !
One day I was "discussing" things with my 16 year old son and the next day he was gone....
and gone is for a very, very, VERY long time....
fought like cats and dogs when younger with my two younger sisters and now get along great .... NOT in all cases, but a trend in most of these post..
and even though the sisters STILL say I'm the spoiled one
we are very close...Is that because SOME of the parties may have matured ? (Not me!)
Is that because once we run into one of life's hard knocks we realize "Hey, they weren't SO bad after all"
Is that a sign ofthe times that we realize tomorrow is NOT promised ?
I think all of the above...
it's sad to let a day go by if you CAN be close - but situations (pride) won't let you !
One day I was "discussing" things with my 16 year old son and the next day he was gone....
and gone is for a very, very, VERY long time....
Last edited by jdadamsjr; May 24, 2004 at 10:46 AM.