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People Are Sharing The Things Those “Without Siblings Will Never Understand” And Here’re 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones
There’s an abundance of scientific research made on how having siblings affects our lives. Sometimes best friends, sometimes rivals, they are a quintessential part of our lives and there’s not much we can do about them.
No wonder, after many years without contact, people feel an urge to reconnect with their brothers and sisters as no matter what, they’re still the closest people they have.
So when someone posed a question “What’s something that people without siblings will never understand?” it surely hit a soft spot for many. Thousands of people started sharing their experiences and it clearly seems like life with siblings is full of weirdly particular quirks that they feel like only they can get.
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#1
You don't apologize after a fight, you just start talking to them again
Deutschland Mädchen 3 years ago
It's the insincere 'SOR-ry' your parents sometimes will make you say to your siblings without anyone actually feeling shame
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GirlFriday 3 years ago
SO MUCH THIS. In 48 years on this earth with 12 older brothers, not one of us have ever, ever, ever apologized for anything. We just wait a couple of hours and go back to how it was before it happened.
Rachael Smith 3 years ago
Nope, I apologize and clear the air. This belief is a toxic one that piles up unresolved resentment to explode out later.
Judo Flipped By Nobody 3 years ago
do you mean APOLLOgize? sorry, i'll sea myself out.*finger guns*
Robert Thompson 3 years ago
This was my x-wife's approach. She would be mad till I adequately apologized but she never did. I never knew when the eggshells I was walking on would be firm or brittle.
Eb 3 years ago
So true. No one apologised for anything in my house and it was something I had to learn for myself when I was an adult.
Teresa Taylor 3 years ago
Same here. My mother has never in my 56 years apologized to me for anything. Neither has my sister, for that matter. I make it a point, in spite of (perhaps because of) my upbringing to make sincere apologies when they are due.
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To find out more about the complex workings of sibling relationships and in what ways they influence our lives, Bored Panda reached out to Helen Marlo, a licensed clinical psychologist and Jungian Psychoanalyst, certified through the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. Helen is also a tenured Professor of Clinical Psychology at Notre Dame de Namur University where she is the Department Chair.
“Research, as well as my professional and personal experience, confirms that sibling relationships exert a powerful influence on one’s life and development,” Helen told us. “So, the presence or absence of siblings is significant in shaping one’s experience although one is not necessarily better or worse. They are different.”
Helen explained that while we know siblings are influential, the effect of growing up with a sibling is not linear because the sibling relationship is complex. “Some siblings become best friends while others are arch enemies. Some people are fulfilled by having siblings while others find fulfillment as only children. Their life experiences, however, are different,” the clinical psychologist explained.
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#2
Why it's a bad idea to put a light switch OUTSIDE the bathroom door
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
They'll add the "OoooOoooooooOoo" sounds and you have trauma for lifetime
ZAPanda 3 years ago
we used to also claw on the door slowly like zuul coming to take dana.
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T. D. Bostick 3 years ago
I'll never forgive Germany for doing this. For that and the poop shelf. Man, German bathrooms are terrifying.
Autumn 3 years ago
I'm fairly certain me and my older brother are the reason my younger brother is afraid of the dark. We'd turn the lights off when he was in the bathroom, walking up the stairs and in his room. We'd also jump out and scare him a lot.
Teresa Taylor 3 years ago
I used to stand outside the bathroom (in the dark hallway) on the "wrong" side and not say anything. My bedroom was to the left of the bathroom (exiting), my sister's was to the right. I had NO reason to be near her bedroom. Except to silently scare the living crap out of her when she looked up and saw me. (I used to also turn the light off when she was in there.)
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Bro this scared me like imagine talking a p**s and the light goes out when ur like 7
Alexander Jacobs 3 years ago (edited)
*insert me flicking the switch to play music* mother in the bathroom: ALEXANDER BETTER STOP OR ELSE
Atchaco-Leigh 3 years ago
Ah yes, at my house, one of the bathrooms has the lightswitch outside of the room, a room with no windows mind you. My identical twin takes great pleasure in turning it off and laughing when she hears me scream.
Patrick Kyker 3 years ago
I'm sure most the time it was a closet that had the light switch on the outside that they converted to a bathroom.
#3
"Please don't tell mum! Look, you can hit me back!"
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
And the amount of fear, anxiety, dread, waiting for them to accept the offer before mom hears the cries 😭
Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
Then you use everything in your power to justify hitting them.
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Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
My brother even after all that still tells my mother but thankfully he was in the wrong which made me hit him so i am never in trouble
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#4
The fact that as the oldest sibling you may give the younger siblings s**t. But nobody else is allowed to give them s**t.
You also love them more than they could ever know.
Caro Caro 3 years ago
This is so true. I could hit my brothers but if anyone else hurt them OH boy :)
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De Gueb 3 years ago
Not my b**h of an older sister. She's still is a nasty selfish cow that she always has been. Not just with me and my other sister but everybody.
Jennifer Millner 3 years ago
I recently lost my big sister and I feel like the bottom fell out of my world. She always had my back and was the only person who "got" me.
Ren Karlej 3 years ago
That's so very sad. I am sorry. My eldest sister is lovely and I'd miss her terribly if I lost her. We don't all have the kind of relationships which is fractious on top but we care underneath, sometimes they are genuinely and overtly caring. I wish I could do more than just send massive sympathy.
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Black Pearl 3 years ago
Listen she's a little s**t sometimes but if you put her through any level of s**t you will feel my full wrath
Marik 3 years ago
The most feared thread (since kindergarden) of my younger brother "I'll catch my sister!" -- we may have had fought for 3 days straight, but that is MY brother. You give him s**t, I'll f**k you up. Even now, at age 33 & 35. And that goes both ways. I hate&love that little s**thead
ThatOnePerson 3 years ago
This is my kids: I have a daughter and son and man, they are like this. A kid was bullying my son(Younger) and my daughter(older) went out and screamed her head of at him.
Naesil 3 years ago (edited)
As a 16-17 year old I went to look for the pickup truck whose driver for whatever reason stopped, grabbed my little brother (6 years younger) by throat, choked and then threw him to ditch.. when he came home crying I took my hockey stick, jumped on my moped and was 100% prepared to kill the guy. Luckily didnt ever catch him.
Leet_loves_space 3 years ago
lol my older brother and his friends all bullied me not just him. in fact he becomes more violent when with friends
Moreover, Helen argues that findings that generalize about siblings can be misleading. “For example, findings on the influence of birth order or recent research asserting that sibling relationships are more important than parent relationships. Often, these findings do not also acknowledge the influence of other important variables, including psychological, family, systemic, developmental, environmental, and cultural factors that mediate the influence of the sibling relationship,” she said.
Helen continued by saying that this explains why such findings do not fit for many people. “Take sibling conflict. It is not necessarily negative. Parental warmth during sibling conflict, for example, influences if the sibling conflict leads to healthy rather than divisive sibling relationships. It can help prepare one to develop problem solving and negotiation skills.”
#5
Having someone who is both an accomplice and a rival
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
Cue the fights with my mom: "they're not your minions. I gave birth to them, they're mine! Get your own!"
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Ellie Rosser 3 years ago
Also a bad idea if you have poor water pressure and a bathroom set up so you can flush the toilet while someone is in the shower.
#6
“Dude come here”
“Why?”
“I wanna show you something”
“No, you’re gonna hit me”
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
B- "QUICK! QUICK! COME HERE YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!! YOU'RE GOING TO MISS IT!! QUIIICK, YOU PIG" Me (running at a speed I've never known myself to achieve): WHAT!? WHERE!!? B- (holding a mirror infront of my face) "Oh lookie, a real life DUMBASS"
AnnaBanana 3 years ago
Hitting wasn't my brother's thing (usually). Being asked to "come here" meant that I was about to get pinned down and him farting on my head...
Sofia Gonzalez 3 years ago
For me, instead of her hitting me, it's she will make me push my cat off my lap, and go to the room she's in, just so that I will get the remote for her, or to click a button so sheet can continue watching her video. 😑
Parthania Dawson 3 years ago
I was doing yardwork while it was 21 degrees (-6 for you celsius folks). Came indoors and immediately walked to my sisters room. She saw me coming and knew my only reason for being there was to put my very cold hands on her somewhere. We're in our 50's. It never ends.
Peppy Piplup 3 years ago (edited)
"Come here I want to show you something." usually means that they silently walk off with the the thing you're showing them, then you go "NOOOOOOOO", they laugh and hand the thing back. Happens all the time with my Pokémon plushies. He just heartlessly kidnaps them! >:( Even though I deliberately invite the kidnapping by saying "Come here I want to show you something."
#7
Hating someone who is literally just sitting in the same room as you and isn't doing anything, just their presence is annoying
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
It's funny when you're in third person, watching two siblings fight. I've seen my cousins throw slippers, and utensils at each other for a KitKat piece. That was the highlight of my day!
User# 6 3 years ago (edited)
Just throw a KitKat in between them and watch like a Roman Emperor watches gladiators :D
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Teresa Taylor 3 years ago
Dying of thirst and not going to get a glass of water because I knew SHE would ask me to bring her something and my mom would MAKE ME DO IT.
The clinical psychologist also noted that “while generalizations do not fit for many sibling relationships, growing up with siblings generally is accompanied by having a stronger sense of being part of a family and with feeling less alienated and alone.”
Helen argues that siblings have a daily influence in our lives. “Therefore, [siblings] can be associated with many strong emotional memories including sharing together in the traditions, joys, secrets, and challenges in family life,” she explained. What’s interesting is that although siblings encounter the same experiences, they experience them in their own unique way and these can be sources of challenge and connection.
#8
The soul crushing grief when one passes away. Also the connection to another human being that can validate your experiences. Having someone who can say, "yes, that really happened.". My younger sister passes suddenly about three years ago. I have a younger brother as well and we were all able to call each other when we had nightmares to figure out if it was a memory or a dream. We were each other's PTSD support group. My brother is currently living with and caring for our elderly father who was our tormentor for decades. I could not love or appreciate him more. I tried. I couldn't do it. He is still abusive and aggressive. When my brother gets overwhelmed, I am only a phone call away, to listen, validate and support him. We are all each other has and I know that I will always have his back and vice versa. Siblings are as big a blessing later in life as they are imagined a curse when growing up.
Kai David 3 years ago
I jumped ship when I was 12 to get away from my mother. Over the next few years, each of my 7 siblings jumped ship to get away from her. It's been nearly 40 years of no contact with her. I recently received a letter from an attorney trying to force me to take care of her. Apparently her health is not good. All of my siblings received the same letter. Apparently there are laws that parents can utilize to force their children to provide care in their old age.
Dill 3 years ago
Which is a bad idea on so many levels. Speaking with a friend just this morning, who worked in social care for older people, and she said that the majority of elder abuse is actually by their own children (and NOT in care homes like some believe). Even children who had loved them. Sadly, due to things like dementia people can end up dangerously frustrated and at their wits end.
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Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
Fortunately, my only older brother is 21, so no real danger just yet.
deadinside 3 years ago
same with my sister but life is dangerous in itself...
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Carolee Samuda 3 years ago
My eldest brother went missing in 2012. He was never found, but we've heard stories about his murder. His body was never found either. It's not something you get over.
Fran Morasco 3 years ago
When a sibling passes. It’s like history is gone. They knew you and all the things your parents never knew - your experiences, your inner hopes dreams , feelings. What trouble you got into and out of. It’s all gone. No one left to share good and bad history with. My sister gone 25years now and I have moved on but My heart still aches and eyes still well up with tears
Roger Lindsay 3 years ago
Braver than me, and more forgiving. I couldn't forgive my father for what he did to me, I was glad to hear he had died, many years later.
#9
Ownership of the TV remote was a matter of life or death
Diya 3 years ago
It has been mine for a record of 4 minutes thats the longest anyone has ever gone.
Judo Flipped By Nobody 3 years ago
i had it for two hours after locking my brother in his room, take that!
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Dani Alexander 3 years ago
I’m the oldest so I feel like, as the oldest, the remote should remain with me, as the oldest.
Bender Bending Rodríguez 3 years ago (edited)
Our first TV was remote-less so my younger sister WAS the remote.
AnnaBanana 3 years ago
When I was growing up, you had to change channels from the TV itself. Whoever was fastest or had the most energy won that game. Until Dad got the shits with us for "trying to break the TV"!
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
I've found good places to hide the remote that I'm never telling ANYONE in my home hehehe
Sofia Gonzalez 3 years ago
Little Sister: *dives for the remote* Me: gets the remote first and sits on L.S. face so she can't try to steal the remote
Mr. Jones 3 years ago
In our house, we had the five minute rule. If you turned on the tv and stayed in the room, you had control over it. If you had to leave the room to go to the bathroom or something, you could not be gone longer than five minutes. Also, if you were out making a sandwich and your five minutes started to run out, you had to be back in the room for a total of five minutes to maintain control of the tv. It used to drive my mother insane because we always left messes in the kitchen trying to get in and out in five minutes. Of course the five minute rule was null and void the minute my dad walked in.
#10
You may give your kidney but you will never give that tv remote
River Webb 3 years ago
well the tv remote is a matter of life or death, but kidney not so much
According to Helen, another way having siblings may influence you is that starting one’s own family and having a child can feel more familiar, known and natural when one has siblings.
The clinical psychologist who grew up in a large family herself also said that there are a lot of things her fellow siblings fostered in her. “Personally, having siblings has fostered in me a sense of connection and security; empathy; acceptance; compromise; tolerance; an appreciation of diversity; and having a greater focus on and understanding of others,” she explained.
#11
Making your sibling laugh so their cries are not credible
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
Know your siblings' tickle spots. It will save your butt one day.
#12
Having to hide your snacks because they'll be gone in seconds
Adam C 3 years ago
Sister had Ice cream. Me :"Can I have a bite?" Seconds later.. "Adam eat my whole ice cream in 1 bite!!!".
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
This is such a hard habit to break. Growing up, my brother and I were always very competitive over the "good" food. I still find myself hoarding snacks or trying to eat them fast so no one else gets them. I'm 32 and live 1,300 miles away from my brother.
Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
I don't have to worry about this because my sister is allergic to most of my treats. I hide them so my DAD doesn't eat them.
Stew 3 years ago
We say, lets see who finishes their ice cream or candy the fasted to trick or siblings into finishing theirs first so they can envy us as we eat ours.
Teresa Taylor 3 years ago
Loving Pepsi because she liked Coke and I damned well couldn't like what she liked. (Or did she like Coke because I loved Pepsi?)
WarpedThoughts 3 years ago
When you hid you snacks but your brothers somehow find them Every Time 😞
#13
The amount of blackmail you have on each other that creates a Cold War scenario
Adele Xie 3 years ago
my b: if u don't give me a piece of that kit kat i'm gonna tell mom that two months ago when we were on vacation you stole a soap bar and put it in your backpack and then you hid it under your pillow for three days then gave it to mom for mother's day then dropped it on the floor and then replaced the soap bar with a potato for a day until you pretended it was lost and then sliced it into pieces and hid it in your rain jacket!
Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
My sister has a HUGE amount of blackmail on me. That I told her. She hasn't told mom or dad, but I'm now realizing that this may be bad.
Judo Flipped By Nobody 3 years ago
i have so much blackmail on both my brother and all my friends, like the times he stays up playing videogames all night
Kate DiLiberto 3 years ago
After months of being blackmailed by my sister, I finally went to my mother and confessed to all of my crimes. Turns out, she already knew, but had dismissed them as childish antics (which they were.) I decided to stick to the straight and narrow after that. It was no use. My sister began making up crimes to blackmail me with. "If you don't do my chores, I'll tell Mom about how you crossed the highway to go get a slurpee. You know you're not allowed to cross!* "But, I didn't." "Doesn't matter. If I tell Mom, she'll believe me and you'll be in trouble, anyway. I suggest you go wash the dishes now." "It's your turn to was." "Oh, Mo-ooooommmmmm!" She was seventeen. I was twelve. It was a huge relief when she moved out.
Isle_of_stressed_pilots 3 years ago
LITERALLY. I told my brother about the secret piercings I got a week ago, because I have so much info that can get him in trouble if he decides to snitch on me
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
I was the introvert, she was the extrovert. The amount of dirt I have on her. Most of it useless now as adults.
When asked what’s unique about sibling relationships, Helen said that they’re unique because “they share together, with one another, in one of life’s most important relationships, the parent relationship, for better and for worse.” It turns out that “sharing in this relationship can readily elicit complex, myriad feelings such as competition, jealousy, intimacy, inferiority, superiority, and resentment. Siblings face issues related to the sharing and division of parental resources both material and psychological.”
There are many more ways in which sibling relationships are unique, Helen argues. “Sibling relationships are unique because they occupy a distinct and different role relative to parents and other family members, even in cases when the sibling serves as a parent figure. Sibling relationships are unique because sibling roles are more fluid than the parental role and can include elements of being both family and friend.”
#14
When your younger sibling is allowed to do things at his young age that you were not allowed to do.
For example :
He could go to bed whenever he wanted at the age of 12 when I was forbidden to go to bed past 10 PM at his age.
He got in trouble for worse s**t than me, but got punished less. (Wayyy less)
He got his phone earlier than me.
When he got bad grades at school, my parents scolded him for a few minutes then forgot about it. When I had bad grades, I would be punished (no computer/video games for a week, grounded for a week, etc..)
That was pretty infuriating.
(For instance, I'm 23 and he's 15)
Andrea Josipović 3 years ago
Yesssss. I'm the oldest of 3 sisters and i'm still pissed and will never let it go. -.-
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
Yep. When you're oldest, your parents are "testing the water" with you. Babies don't come with a guide, so a lot of first-time parents actually believe age recommendations. As a kid, I wasn't allowed to watch PG-13 movies until I was 13. Once my parents realized the movies didn't scar me, they let my younger sibling watch them almost immediately.
Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
I am the one who rates PG-13 movies. If there is a good reason for me to avoid watching them, sure, but other than that, I just fast forward or watch the whole thing.
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My brother can get my parents to buy anything he wants (this is how he bought 6 stuffed animals) but i have to spend weeks thinking about how i can convince my parents to buy just one book
Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
Exactly! I may have an overthinking problem too. If I want my parents to get something, it's a very, very lengthy process involving me yelling at my sister, "Don't tell them!"
Load More Replies... Peppy Piplup 3 years ago
As the oldest sibling my parents banned me from playing Minecraft because of all the killing, yet my youngest brother regularly watches Minecraft YouTubers and downloads mods. So jealous. :/
leia's emotional cupcake 3 years ago
omg I've experienced literally the exact same thing!!
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Nadine Bamberger 3 years ago
Yeah I sometimes feel like I've been the training kid and they avoided most of the things that f****d me up for life when my sister came along. But I'm honestly glad that at least one of us is fine.
Laura Mende (Human) 3 years ago
I'm the youngest of five. Much younger than the rest. (I'm 24, my siblings 35, 38, 41 and 43) and they HATE me. Because of the freedom I got and they don't. Well sorry I was born...
Dani Alexander 3 years ago
I’m the oldest of 5, and I am certain if the middle sibling (8 year old male) killed someone my parents would not scold him. Whereas if I forget to take the rubbish out I’m threatened with boarding school lmao (over exaggerated)
#15
Specifically for older siblings:
The wave of fear that shudders through you at the moment that your younger sibling breaks into tears within earshot of your parents because of something you did.
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
This is not applicable to siblings only; It's a lot scarier when it's one of the small brat cousins
That_Gay_Cousin3 3 years ago
Oh my gosh, the fear that just courses threw you as you realize you are screwed!
Cubbypotato 3 years ago
My brothers are 12 10 and 7 years older than me so if i started crying they would pick me up and comfort me. Honestly I’m lucky to have them
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago (edited)
I just gave up. She was a very manipulative child who cried and played the guilt trip to get her way always. Not much as changed in our 30s actually.
Black Pearl 3 years ago
Yeah that's when I know I'm f****d and also when I start doing all the chores they've ever asked of me
#16
Getting offered something by your parents, saying no, and then when you see them ask your sibling, you're like, 'Wait a minute, I want that.'
Diya 3 years ago
There's a part missing from this, it is only when the sibling says y- that you scream and say BUT I WANTED THAT! Then proceed to throw a big tantrum in public, then when you get the thing, not even use it because the satisfaction of stealing something is way better than the atual object you threw a tantrum for.
Alexander Jacobs 3 years ago
looks like the dad is finna die of his children on his legs and make him forever crippled
Ultimately, siblings have a different function in the family than the parents. “For example, siblings support separation and independence from the parents and family; they share in a lived, joint history and experience of their family life, even if their experiences differ; they directly shape the experience of daily family life; they are uniquely able to help their siblings understand dimensions of their family life; and siblings help socialize their siblings in ways that parents cannot,” Helen concluded.
#17
Having someone to complain about your parents to. I love my parents very much, but they are crazy sometimes
Auntriarch 3 years ago
This hits home, now that our parents are mid 80s. It doesn't feel disloyal to rant with someone who you know cares and loves them as much as you do
The Deez 3 years ago
This is so true! My older brother and I love our mom fiercely and would do anything for her, but she gets on our nerves sometimes and it's nice to be able to call and vent to someone about it who can say, "Yup, I get that!"
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Peppy Piplup 3 years ago
Sometimes when my mum is screaming at my youngest brother, my and my other brother just exchange "yikes" glances.
Black Pearl 3 years ago
Whenever my dad is being weird or annoying or something my sister and I make eye contact and basically make fun of him telepathically. It doesn't come in handy if he's yelling though bc we star laughning.
Parthania Dawson 3 years ago
"That's your mom" "No, that's YOUR mom" This is a common conversation between my sister and myself.
Alex The Fanperson 3 years ago
Oh, but I can never complain about my parents to her, because she worships them
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
Send today she and I were doing just this. We love our parents very much but they are going through something difficult right now. We spent today complaining that they've turned down everything we've offered them. We aren't sure what to do anymore and bond over that.
#18
Having a completely different perspective on your childhood is interesting. I have a brother and a sister and their memory of the household when we were kids is completely different than mine.
Zobi123 3 years ago
This! My sister is 3 years older than me and sometimes it's like we grew up with different families!
Babsevs 3 years ago
14 yrs between me andmy little brother... We absolutely had different childhoods, massively! And not just because of the age gap
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Masen Silas 3 years ago
My brother doesnt remember our life at all, just his adoptive parents, im grateful for that and try telling him the good memories
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
Just discovered that my older sister, in her quest to be a martyr, lied to everyone about my father's death. She said that I never went to see him before he died. I spent the last 30 days of his life with him 24/7. In a nursing home about 1 1/2 hours from where I lived. I also moved my step-mother to the assisted living area of the nursing home. I have proof that she lied. I am now angered and saddened that she had major surgery Monday, but she allowed a man she had seen once in 50 years to control her and her medical decisions. I was at the hospital, but have no idea what the outcome of the surgery is.
Karen Lyon 3 years ago
Yep. One of my SILs said it was as if we were in the same theatre, watching a different movie.
New Everywhere 3 years ago
Accurate but because we're so far apart in age we did live in different worlds. AND I was from a previous relationship.
#19
Older sibling here. Getting in trouble for EVERYTHING.
lgbt_squid.12 3 years ago
*smiles mischevously* i may or may not be the infamous youngest sibling
Peppy Piplup 3 years ago
He literally HIT me and I got in trouble because my mum thought I was overexaggerating how painful it was.
Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
YES! My sister gets in trouble for missing school or being annoying while I get in trouble for not shaving, reading Wattpad, being rude to my sister, the list goes on. My sister has literally kicked me in the gut. HOW DOES SHE NOT GET IN TROUBLE?!
Thebia The Witch 3 years ago
OMG older sibling here… soooo f*****g true! i got yelled at cuz my BROTHER forgot to take out the trash
#20
Hand-me-down clothes:
Knowing that I would "inherit" my older brother's clothes, he'd take me shopping with him so we could together choose things he'd like and that I'd eventually enjoy wearing once they became mine.
2022emmam trent 3 years ago
It's nice until it's the sister inheriting the brother's clothes and by then they're so full of holes they're unwearable.
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
That was a really kind older brother!!!! Not many kids have that level of compassion or empathy.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I wish I wasn't the oldest sibling, I wanted hand me downs. Thankfully there were plenty of family friends I got things from, even though they were younger (I'm quite small).
#21
Idk if its just my siblings but they would come up to my door and just stand there. "What do you want", nothing just dead silence. And then they walk away with your door wide open
Caro Caro 3 years ago
My youngest brother would lean into me and say " what ya doin'?". I would answer with "what does it look like, I'm reading a book". His response was always ... "I'm bored, lets play a game". Aaaaw
Peppy Piplup 3 years ago (edited)
I'm the one who goes to my brother's door, stares silently, then when he acknowledges me I break into a slow silly dance while saying "I'm adulting!" and he just dies of embarrassment every single time. I started doing that when I turned 18 and keep bringing it back when he least expects it. Works every time.
Queen Jackson. 3 years ago
I trained to 2 year old sister to always close my door when she leaves my room. The trick to get her to stop coming it.
Ania Vernon 9 months ago
I even yell close my door 3 times and louder each time and they still my 3 little brothers still do not. My younger sister does. ALL RESPECT 4 WOMEN! "God created Adam before Eve, you always create a rough draft before a final master piece."
#22
Literally dehydrating yourself so you don't lose the prime seat that if you get up from, will be stolen within seconds
Jennifer Barrett 3 years ago
or risking a UTI because you didn't dehydrate yourself and you really need to pee but can't give up the spot
Jo Iverson 3 years ago
We had a 2 minute rule. You had to be fast at peeing, or getting to kitchen and back
Dill 3 years ago
I never had a seat that was my own. When my eldest sister went to University I took her spot until she came home. I didn't mind that but I did mind that I was the only one that didn't have their own 'usual' seat and would often end up sitting on the floor. Not even a cushion of my own! 🎻<--- the small violin that should be playing 😆
Black Pearl 3 years ago
Once I held the corner seat in my couch for a while but I had to get up because I knew if I didn't I would pee on the couch and in the 1 minute it took me to go to the bathroom and back my sister had come all the way from upstairs and taken the seat.
#23
That’s it’s possible to love someone who you usually hate
Diya 3 years ago
I thought the kid in the pic was holding their middle finger up, and I'm like thats next level hate bro.
Jo Iverson 3 years ago
That's what a love/hate relationship is. You have to care for someone to hate them. I don't hate trump because I don't give a sh*t about him. See how it works?
#24
Siblings are the only people (mostly) around the same age you spent your entire childhood with, if you complain about the annoying habits of your parents, they will understand. And I can still call my brother "little brother" even though we're both in our late thirties and he's taller than I am
Jiska Veldhuizen 3 years ago
Haha yes! My brother is 28 and so much bigger than I am but he will always be my little brother.
Ria C. 3 years ago
Yeah 2 out of my three little brothers are big men. But I still refer to them as my big little brother.
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Robert Trebor 3 years ago
I'm 72. My older brother is 74. He won't hear me even now on things important to me that I would like to share. He's the only one who still calls me Bob. I switched to Robert in 1978.
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
Two HUGE "little bruddahs" - They will always be my favorite people on Earth.
Parthania Dawson 3 years ago
Yep, my little brother turned 50 this year and has been taller than be since we were in school
Teresa Taylor 3 years ago
My sister will tease me about getting older on my birthday (which doesn't bother me at all). She's the one with aging issues. So I always remind her that no matter how old I get, she will always be older.
KiwiBubbles 3 years ago
My little brother recently surpassed me in height and, now more than ever, I emphasize (teasingly) that he is smol. Baby. Young baby child smol tiny. It only annoys him a little bit lollll I think he gets how weird it is for me
cute ghost person 3 years ago
Every time I say "this is my little brother" my little brother is like, "IM taller, I'm not little."
zovjraar me 3 years ago
both my younger siblings are taller than i am- but i'm still the boss!
#25
"Look out your own window" - every car journey
#26
Only the powerful or fast get to take hot showers
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
Ugh it was so frustrating. Our water is electric heated so it goes real quick compared to oil, gas or combos. And dad was always the first so whoever was 3rd didn't get any hot water; this is why to this day I'm a nighttime shower person
Parthania Dawson 3 years ago
Ugh, grew up in a one bathroom house. The line for the toilet *cringe*
Virtually Fabulous 3 years ago
yep this is my house. bonus, there is a preferred shower, so the slow and weak have to use the guest shower which no one likes 😂
Auntriarch 3 years ago
We had the cold water tank on the roof where it would get scalding hot, so we always fought to use the hot tap from the hot water tank which was inside and only ever got lukewarm if the heater wasn't on
Judo Flipped By Nobody 3 years ago
We have two bathrooms, and only me and my sister like showering upstairs, so my three brothers have to fight over who gets to shower in warm water downstairs
#27
How to love someone who's a total pain in the arse
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
Love? What love? I will tear him limb to limb next time he tries to touch my hair
Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
I will tear him atom to atom if he breathes
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Sea otter simone/ froggy 3 years ago (edited)
llllllll....ooooo..vvvv....eeee?? Those are letters but..they just don't make sense like that. I will smack my brother atop the head with a crock pot next time he tries to step foot in me and my sisters' room
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
In a family as big as mine, just don't hang out with them. There are like 9 other kids to take their place.
#28
It's so satisfying finally being player one when you were player 2 for years
Judo Flipped By Nobody 3 years ago
my brother banned me from being player one on the WiiU after i accidentally deleted everything we had done on Rayman
Peppy Piplup 3 years ago
My brother didn't mind being Player 2, because he thought that Prince Fluff was cooler than Kirby.
Cubbypotato 3 years ago
We would we who could be player one by seeing who could hold their breath the longest
Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
I have ALWAYS been player one, and my sister doesn't really care. I'm very lucky.
#29
Oldest gets the front seat. I am the eldest of 4 and had a monopoly on that front seat until we were all old enough to have our own cars
Judo Flipped By Nobody 3 years ago
we also did this in my family, and the youngest had to sit in the middle of the three seats in the backseat
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
I did always feel kinda bad for him. Not bad enough to give up my window seat, mind you. But especially as we got bigger, it had to be really uncomfortable. :D
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The Starsong Princess 3 years ago
Whoever called shotgun, got it. But you had to actually be in the driveway to call it, no advance calling. You also didn’t get the front seat on the way home, if you had it on the way there. Also, my mother would occasionally give someone a turn if they hadn’t called it in a while - there were three of us.
T. D. Bostick 3 years ago
That's weird. My two older kids prefer staying in the back while the youngest sits up front.
Teresa Taylor 3 years ago
We did this, too, until I got a driver's license and my older sister chose not to. She was relegated to the back seat, "In case mommy has a heart attack and I have to shove her out if the way and take over driving so we don't die a horrible death and kill innocent people along with us."
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
You think that works?! I'm the oldest and my little sister threw the most amazing fits to get the front seat.
#30
"Mom said it's my turn to play the Xbox"
Peppy Piplup 3 years ago
"It's my turn to play Club Penguin!" "But I've only been on it for 10 minutes!"
Linda Jansen 3 years ago
Keep a baseball bat in your room in case your older sibling would barge in to bully you again.
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
My hubby had a summer job at 15 to pay for his. After day one it suddenly became the Xbox for the entire family. It's been 20 years and he's still bitter about this. Especially considering his younger siblings were never forced to share their own things.
#31
The invisible line down the exact middle of the back seat of the car.
Caiman 94920 3 years ago
There's also one down the middle of the shared bed...inch your toe over the line and fights ensue
Atchaco-Leigh 3 years ago
Me and my Twin used to share a bedroom. We go on the wrong side without permission, unmentionable things happen.
Memere 3 years ago (edited)
My sister actually used a black crayon to draw a line on the floor, down the middle of our shared bedroom! She was always the "prissy, little miss clean room" one & I was the messy one. But - if you opened a dresser drawer of hers & looked under the neatly folded top layer of clothes, everything was crammed in. And look under her bed - that's where everything else was stuffed in! It was a relief when the house got remodeled & we had separate bedrooms!
#32
Having to sprint to the bathroom after saying something mean or throwing the last punch because it's the only room in the house that locks. And then struggling to get the door closed behind you as they start beating and kicking it down like you are in some kind of psycho killer horror movie. At that moment all care for anyone's safety goes out the window. But the relief you feel when you finally get that door closed is immense... until you inevitably have to open it...
leia's emotional cupcake 3 years ago
my little brother was chasing me with his big nerf gun yesterday and naturally, I go to my bathroom and lock the door as fast as possible. Then, he literally stood out the door threatening to shoot if I went out. Luckily, I had a book in there from the night before (don't ask why) and so I was fine. I was in there for an hour before he went to eat a snack...
#33
The best part is how you have a lot of anger towards them for something they did, yet the next minute you are still willing to drop everything for them and carry on as nothing happened.
Stew 3 years ago
And regret ever fighting with them and decide to treat them better but the next day.
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This is one younger siblings might not understand.
The moment you realize that your little brother or sister is their own person, and that they no longer idolize you as everything that they want to be.
He used to look up to me as the coolest guy in the world. I knew things he didn't, I could do things he couldn't, he would do any favor I asked him, he would even talk about me positively when I wasn't around. I played with him sometimes, but I also feel like I dismissed him, yelled at him, and fought with him too much. It wasn't abusive, but I know I've badly hurt him before, emotionally and physically.
Now I'm out of the house, and he's got his own high school life to deal with, and I'm rarely on his mind. Soon we'll both be adults, and he's essentially gonna become a peer akin to an "old buddy".
Legend_Trooper 3 years ago
This makes me sad, because I have this exact relationship with my younger brother.
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
The evolution of the sibling relationship is pretty cool. I guarantee he still idolizes you, but in high school, it's not cool to let you know that. If you were close as kids, you'll probably have a terrific adult relationship. My adult relationship with my younger brothers is precious to me. But the two brothers' relationship is something I envy. They're closer in age and they're both guys - it makes for a special relationship, for sure.
Judo Flipped By Nobody 3 years ago
im 13 and i still idolize my older siblings, even after they moved out, but i dont do everything they ask me to, cuz then i'd have to be social a lot more then i can be without losing my mind
Stew 3 years ago
I'm currently 13 and I realized a year ago that I was being 'manipulated' by my elder sister. I am now totally against her even tho sometimes I just help but idolize her.
Load More Replies... Black Pearl 3 years ago
Stop stop stop I'm gonna cry. I don't want this to happen with me and my little sister. I also really worry now that I've hurt her too badly. I yelled at her just this morning.
Black Pearl 3 years ago
Okay I just hugged her she seemed confused but she hugged back so I think we're good.
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IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago
I'm the youngest of three and I can promise you I still idolise my older sister and brother, and I'm 47. Seriously, I feel lucky to be able to ab allowed to breathe the same air as them. They are 2 of the kindest most caring loving patient amazing people in the world and the fact I am related to either of them let alone both just proves to me everyday how very lucky I am. My parents are both dead and I live alone and yet they still look out for me and constantly make sure that I'm alright, just like they always did. I love them both so much.
deadinside 3 years ago (edited)
I'm in my senior year of HS, so i think around OP's younger brother's age. My older sister (to clarify it's just the two of us) is my hero. Like, in college interviews I talk about her and how I admire her and want to do what she does. We do still look up to you older siblings. We just found our own identity along the way. (edited to fix a typo)
#35
“I’m not touching you”
Black Pearl 3 years ago
This single comment really sums up sibling relationships
Load More Replies... Isabel Care 3 years ago
Mum "Can't you be nice to each other?" My brother "Niceish". Me "He ished me". To ish someone, use just the tip of your little finger and see how gently you can touch their forearm, whilst saying "ish" Just touching the hairs is best. Then the touchee screams "He/she ished me!" and starts a fight
#36
If you’re the oldest sibling: seeing how much more lenient your parents become and how much more your younger siblings can get away with than you did.
Parvana szoelana 3 years ago
how come my sister can eat a tub of ice cream but i can't drink coke
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
Ugh, yeah. And then realizing that it makes sense, since our parents are trying so hard to improve, but it's still frustrating sometimes.
Isabel Care 3 years ago
At 16 I got to use the Honda C50 dad bought when I was 7. My older brothers didn't want to try it. I got to ride to school for my exams (all weird hours, so easier than the bus). Later my oldest brother tried to ride it in the back garden and scared himself. When I had a Kawasaki GT550 and injured my back at work, my big burly bro had to push my bike into the garage. Did it with me lurching on the far side and with the side stand down as he was terrified of dropping it.
Rosie Hamilton 3 years ago
Part of this is parents learning they don't need to be so strict and some of it can be just being too tired. My father was quite a bit older by the time my youngest sister came along and he'd just couldn't deal with it so she got to do anything she wanted with the occasional mild telling off which was pointless as she'd say 'yes dad' and then ignored him.
#37
From a social perspective, I'm essentially an acquaintance of my sister but I'd still perish to save her life
zovjraar me 3 years ago
my sister is 8 years younger than me so we didn't really grow up together. we have none of the same interests, either. but i would absolutely die for her.
Black Pearl 3 years ago
Just cause we pretend not to know each other doesn't mean we don't love each other.
#38
Having someone to talk to that 100% understands you as a person. Has the same humor, emotional responses. Someone you can be totally vulnerable and real with and never worry about judgment or their love flickering. My brother is my best friend, we've served as anchors for each other for decades and I love him unlike anyone else.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
The sense of humour is important- my siblings and I never win Cards against humanity when we are playing with others because no one else finds the things we do funny.
KorKor 3 years ago
Exactly, when I play cards against humanity I always choose the card that I understand is funny to others even thought it isn’t funny to me.
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PupperPanda 3 years ago
This is so well expressed. I'm going to send it to my sister. Thank you xx
#39
The "I'm not in your room. I'm in the doorway" s**t
Stew 3 years ago
Just close the door. Don't slam it. They'll cry for mom. Let them stand in the doorway.
Isabel Care 3 years ago
My parents changed the garage into a bedroom for my oldest brother when I was 6. He and I never had to share a room with each other, but we took turns sharing with middle sibling "the stirrer". So that they would still have 3 kids, they had to keep us apart
#40
When me and my brother were kids everything had to be equally shared. Especially food. To the point where we put the glasses side by side to get exactly the same amount of juice for each one. I recall one time we counted the amount of Pringles chips and split them into two equal amounts. The crumbles and broken chips went to parents of course.
PandaGoPanda 3 years ago
I (eldest of two) went out for dinner with two friends, one an only child and the other one of six. When a tray of bite size items was put in front of us, the has-siblings friend and I immediately said "Oh, that's three each of those ones, two each of those and those". The only child asked in amazement "How did you work that out so quickly?". A lifetime of sharing equally, my dear ...
Robert Trebor 3 years ago (edited)
One piece of cake to be shared by three boys. My genius mom. Two boys decide the cuts. Third gets 1st choice. Microscopic exactness. (But I always won. I came in to talk with mom during the making, and got to lick the icing spoon.)
Karen Lyon 3 years ago
Oh, yes, I lived that life. My mother was a labor and delivery nurse on the graveyard shift when the five of us were kids. Some Sundays she would stop and get donuts on the way home. She told us, when we were much older, that the people in the donut shop thought she was crazy because she would be very specific about which donuts she wanted. She said they didn't understand the fights that would ensue (particularly between my three brothers!) if the donuts didn't have EXACTLY the same amount of sprinkles!
#41
The Little Brother Screech. It occurs when the inferior brother has realized that he has committed an impulsive, grave offense against the superior one...an offense that has crossed a line. And he realizes this just slightly too late, beyond the point at which anything can be changed. Having seen the flash of fury in your eyes, he now sees his life flash before his own. He knows he is about to suffer, deservedly so, and all he can do is scream in existential terror, because he is powerless in the face of the inevitable, and nothing--not even Mom--can save him.
#42
That regularly insulting each other and flipping each other off is a sign of love. It's when we don't do that that something is wrong!
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
Nah, we don't do that. For one, cursing (even in sign language) is forbidden for those under 18 and frowned upon for those above it, and for another, we grew up with insults. The scars weren't worth it.
deadinside 3 years ago
see, my parents gave up on the cursing rule. also, that's how it became a love language in my case. growing up with it, i mean. i know it's meant differently, in this case, though
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#43
Sharing. It's simple, but I've never met an only child who truly understands how to share. E: I know there are plenty of people without siblings who are capable of sharing, but it's learned in a different way. Growing up, my friends and I had the constant threat of "it's your sister's turn with x" looming over us, even if the object, food, activity, etc., was entirely ours. Even now that I'm 25 I am still prepared daily for my sister to knock on my door and ask if there's a laptop charger she can borrow.
Aria Whitaker 3 years ago (edited)
I see he has never met me, then. I have never had an issue with sharing...I always actually WANTED a sibling, so was always pretty eager to share my things with my cousins or friends, just like they were my "sister". Sometimes having no one in the house to share stuff with swings the opposite way...when we DO get a chance to share and include others, we absolutely take it. Having everything to ourselves is the normal for us only kids, being able to share is the FUN.
Rosie Hamilton 3 years ago
I think it depends on the personalities of the individuals involved. You wanted siblings and sound like sharing is something you enjoy. I've met a fair few adult 'only children' who hadn't wanted siblings (had said they thought it was a blessing not to have siblings to end up fighting with and pitied those of us with them - which fair point at times!). They were nice people (this isn't meant to be critical) but they weren't really spontaneously generous - that's the best way I can think to explain it. There was a lot more consideration before being inclusive with others. It wasn't their norm so more thought went into it maybe... not easy to explain. Hmm... further thought, the 'worst' four also didn't have cousins! They were only children of only children. Suspect THAT made a lot of difference!
Load More Replies... Cate 3 years ago
Actually, taking a toy from a contented child is not appropriate, unless it is not their toy. Sharing communal food at a birthday party needs reinforcing. As does hogging a swing in a public park. However, I am not going to share my jewellery or car or mobile phone just because someone else wants it. I sometimes think we are too quick to make a child share their belongings when in mid-play because the younger sibling is kicking off. Nope.
Rosie Hamilton 3 years ago
I agree. Sharing communal stuff is fine, like maybe equipment or paints or something, but your own things are your own and that should be fine.
Load More Replies... Isabel Care 3 years ago
Even if the sibling has no interest in playing with the item, they just want their turn to deprive you of it
Karen Lyon 3 years ago
It's not just stuff, it's time and attention, too. It's the biggest adjustment only kids have to make when they go to school: they're not the only kid in the room, and the teacher honestly can't listen to them and only them.
#44
Feel that your mom loves your sibling more than you even if she's denying it
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
In my case, I realized that the favorite child deserved it. Now I'm the one my parents are the most focused on, since I'm both severely depressed and heading into college.
Beta 3 years ago
May I ask why you are depressed? Just curious. :) u don’t need to say if u don’t want to
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#45
no one:
not even a single soul:
my brother: u wanna fight huh let's fight
Judo Flipped By Nobody 3 years ago
my little brother does this still, even tho he can't beat me, i just trip him and win XD
Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
I just crush his hands so that he loosens his grip on me he gives up after that
Load More Replies... Cubbypotato 3 years ago
Literally can beat up my bros. Dad taught me how to wrestle and box lol
Isabel Care 3 years ago
I was told that I was not to hit my brothers "there" even though they were bigger than me. So I started yelling for mum instead. She would come in and slap everyone's backsides
leia's emotional cupcake 3 years ago
SO TRUE. I'll just be mindin' my own business and suddenly: we're in a full-on wrestling competition.
#46
Having your parents call you your siblings name.
Judo Flipped By Nobody 3 years ago
and their old teachers, and your cousins, aunts, uncles, everyone calls me by my sisters names
KorKor 3 years ago (edited)
IKR ITS SO FREAKING ANNOYING. And when you they do it on purpose thinking it it funny.
Load More Replies... GirlFriday 3 years ago
Once again, I am the youngest of 13 children and the only girl. One would think that with only one girl in the family, they could call me by my name the first time. Nope, I would still get the run down of mostly boys' name until they got to mine. At some point, one of my cousins just started calling me 13 and it kinda stuck.
Rosie Hamilton 3 years ago
In my family it was just the start of their names eg Kate, Sarah, Linda so I was called Ka, Sa, Lin OH (mumbled expletive) Rosie! A number would have been a relief!
Load More Replies... Shelli Aderman 3 years ago
The only one in our house who doesn’t get called someone else’s name is the cat! 🤣
Tuna Fish 3 years ago
I was called...Lori,Jane,Lynn,Jenn.. TINA!!!!!!!!!!!!! so many times that I figured out I could run away before my mom could get my name out ( I was number 6 of 7 siblings)
Rosie Hamilton 3 years ago
Similar! In my family it was just the start of their names eg Kate, Sarah, Linda so I was called Ka, Sa, Lin OH (mumbled expletive) Rosie! It was a good job my parents stopped at four!
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Not Proud British 3 years ago
My father will often go through each and every name until he gets to mine.
Atchaco-Leigh 3 years ago
A yes, at the boarding school I go to, before prep you go down and get signed in. I went down before my twin and they called me my twins name, I was like no, I am Atchaco-Leigh, they were like you sure. I was like , yes.
Pharmtechgurl 3 years ago
Even better: having your mother call your future husband by his brother's name, when she did not even know he had a brother or the brother's name. It was pretty funny!
#47
If your mother doesn't have enough money to buy one for each one no one gets anything.
Atchaco-Leigh 3 years ago
A yes, in a household with a set of twins, having 1 pudding is worse than having none.
Peppy Piplup 3 years ago
Or if there's a multipack of crisps and there's three left, but four siblings then the three bags get thrown out because there's not enough for one each.
Lace Neil 3 years ago
In my house that meant that my dad got to have three packs of crisps.
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#48
All siblings have their own weird language and ways of communicating that no one else can possibly understand
Judo Flipped By Nobody 3 years ago
Me and my brother had a convesation that went like this: "Hm?" "Hm." "Hmmm!" "HM!" "hm" *leaves*
WinterBlossom 3 years ago
Yes! And we would also speak really fast and abbreviate words when talking to each other and always understand each other
Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
My younger brother speaks such terrible english that i got influenced despite being older so i speak in bad english with him
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
My brother and I were watching a movie and one character said to another, "Buck up, little camper" (colloquial for "just deal with it" for non-native English speakers). My brother and I both thought he said, "Eff off, little camper" and we were shocked! It was a Disney movie!! We figured it out, but from then on, any time we wanted to tell the other one to eff off, we said, "Buck up!" Buck up, Kristin. You buck up, Rob! I love that no one else understands what we're saying. (We're in our late 40's/50s now and still say it)
deadinside 3 years ago
speaking I'm texting language or entire convos across the dinner table with our eyebrows
GirlFriday 3 years ago
Hells yeah. My three oldest siblings are triplets and at some point we all spoke (and can still communicate) their version of "twin speak".
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
Eh, that isn't the case for us anymore. But I used to communicate with one of my sisters nearly entirely with a language we invented, until a sister who had just started learning English began only understanding our made-up language. Then we were banned from speaking it. Now I only use it to correct my sister's grammar, since our versions of that language are slightly different.
#49
Eating things you don’t actually want at that moment because if you don’t have them now they’ll be gone and you’ll never get them. I call it defensive snacking
#50
The unfairness of waiting until you're old enough to get something you've wanted forever only to have your younger sibling also get one at 4 years younger. I'm still not over getting a computer at 11 after asking for three years only to hear my parents say "you're not old enough," then my younger sister gets one not a week later at 7 years old.
Judo Flipped By Nobody 3 years ago
My little brother got his first phone in like second grade or something, i didn't have one until fifth grade, the pc came three years earlier for him than me.
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
A lot of this has to do with finances (as well as parents just getting weary of saying no). I know that my parents' finances were very, very different when I was a kid, as opposed to my youngest brother. They were much more comfortable when he was a kid. I understand that NOW. Back then, it pissed me off too!
Vanessa Richardson 3 years ago
I feel like some of these electronics scenarios boil down to prices and accessibility. For instance, you couldn’t get a smartphone as cheaply 5 or 10 years ago, as you can today.
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
I need to get another computer for college, but I don't think my sister wants the old one XD. My big brother gave me his old gaming laptop, so I gave my next sister my old laptop until it broke, whereupon my dad gave her his old one. Now my brother's is getting pretty unusable, so I really do need another one. And I recently got a new phone, so again my next sister got my old one.
#51
Having to give stuff up to your younger sibling
KorKor 3 years ago (edited)
No younger siblings are. I know that since I’m a younger sibling most youngest siblings just fake it so we don’t get in trouble.
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Food tax. Older sibling nice enough to warm up leftover pizza for you, but it comes with a HUGE bite taken out of it.
deadinside 3 years ago
not necessarily food as tax tho. 21F cooks herself and 17ftM pasta? 17ftM does the dishes. but it works both ways. 17ftM walks the dogs? 21F is picking up the sh!t
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
No, no. That's not how that works. If I think you deserve it, you get the last slice. If not, then I get it. 15 generally gets the last bit of anything, since she does the most work. 14 gets leftover special breakfast if she makes it, otherwise 12 will eat it or give it to me. Birthday cake gets split between birthday kid and whoever makes it, generally me. Leftovers are first come, first serve unless a younger kid saves it for an older one, or if an older kid hears that a younger kid has their heart set on it and saves it for them. Fights are solved by giving Mom whatever leftovers aren't enough for those who want it, or whoever asked first.
#53
The ever-changing alliances, is my brother on my side or my sister's side today?
Beck 3 years ago
I never got to experience any of this. I was 11 when my brother was born so by the time he was 3 or 4 i was in high school and if had a baby at 18 so he was an uncle at 7. We never had sibling rivalry. He is almost 32 and im 43 now.
Isabel Care 3 years ago
I went to a Catholic school so some families had many siblings and younger uncles and aunts attending at the same time. "is that your younger brother?" "No. He's my uncle" Mum was still producing babies for many years after her oldest started
Load More Replies... deadinside 3 years ago
if there are two of you this is more of are we fighting or not fighting
#54
Having your sister, and her friends, dress you up in their clothes, put on makeup, and make you prance around the house to Britney Spears. That happened to everyone else, right?
Auntriarch 3 years ago (edited)
Absolutely, my brother was Lady Davina. And we have photographic evidence
Isabel Care 3 years ago
No, but I regularly found my bionic woman hanging out with my brother's action men
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
I used to play princesses with 2 of my sisters and our little brother. He loved it XD.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
My little sister dressed my friend up like a doll and made her pretend to be a jack in the box :) (my friend and I were 14, my sister 3)
#55
That it is like a game of Survivor. Alliances, games, someone wins, someone is voted off the island
#56
As an older brother, you become overprotective of your siblings in certain situations. If I get a bad vibe on the guy my sister is interested in, I will put the fear of god in said person.
Kai David 3 years ago
My cousin (female) got married to an argentinian. He and I stepped out for a smoke together. I opened up my jacket to reach for my pack, making sure he got a clear view of everything. As we lit up, my gaze never left him. There won't be any problems in your marriage? His face went white, no sir. Good. Congrats on your marriage. 10 years later, she flew in to visit. She demanded to know what I said to her husband because he is terrified of me. I told her I didn't say anything. We went out for a smoke. I then opened up my jacket to reach for a pack of smokes and she saw my side piece. She rolled her eyes and started laughing.
Memere 3 years ago (edited)
That's the kind of action my cousin Mike would take. When I left my abusive ex, my cousin offered to track him down & "take care of him". Mike got killed in 1977 & I still miss him.
Load More Replies... Isabel Care 3 years ago
My brothers always referred to my boyfriends as "The victim" My victim, not theirs
Karen Lyon 3 years ago
Younger brothers will do that with sisters, too, younger or older. One of the reasons my sister and I love and appreciate those guys.
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
I always wished one of my brothers was older than me :) I would have loved an older brother! She may not admit it, but she loves it too :)
Amaiya Intres 3 years ago
Not just a brother thing, though my siblings aren’t old enough to date. I just barely am, but that goes for any situation
#57
One moment you guys are cool but then the next you are beating each other up
#58
Parents trying to extract info about the others from you.
Stew 3 years ago
About grades yes. Oh! You got a 95 out of a hundred! Did you top the class? No! Who did them? How much did they score? See, they could do better than you which means that you could also have done better if you tried! Don't study! You're never gonna change! You'll be a failure in life.
#59
Being a human remote control when your older sibling can't find the remote.
#60
Being hit by your sister but being taught that you can't hit girls
Shrikeye 3 years ago
Nerf guns are great for these situations. They don't have marks and don't cause pain that lasts too long
Load More Replies... Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
I hit my brother but that is because for such a young man he has humongous anger issues so he scratches me and punches me. My mother is usually on my side since she knows my brother hits me first
Axolotl King 3 years ago
1) the no hitting girls in general is bullcrap. If anyone hits you first, you hit them back regardless of gender. 2) my brother is too little to do real damage and my sister and I are both seen as girls by my parents so we were able to hit each other all the time
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
We weren't told this but my brother and I both gave as good as we got. He would hit or punch, I would scratch and bite. The amount of times my parents walked in on us and he had gouges out of his arms or bite marks on his shoulder!
#61
Trying to wrestle your older sibling
#62
The differences in how each sibling is raised or treated by the parents
#63
Having an older sibling come into your room without asking but you can't tell them to get out because they're several years older and won't listen to you, so you have to deal with them being in your room for no reason.
Isabel Care 3 years ago
We were so violent and argumentative (encouraged by middle sibling) that they had to keep us apart.
Load More Replies... Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
Eh, I knock first. My sister is 15, she has her own room since I stole her roommate (our 14 year old sister and mutual favorite). I generally pop in because we don't spend much time together and I just want to show her something.
Robert Thompson 3 years ago
There was a boy's room and a girls room. We changed our clothes in the bathroom.
2022emmam trent 3 years ago
Ugh, this is such my brother. I still tell him to get out. He only leaves the doorway to go farther into my room to torture me even more.
#64
The exhilarating rush of that first time you call shotgun before your older sibling
Isabel Care 3 years ago
Parents learned early on not to let us play board games without a proper referee, then not to let us play them at all
Load More Replies... #65
Getting REALLY good at ganging up on Mom to piss her off
Call Me Mars 3 years ago
I and my sibling will do this, even if we are in the biggest fight. We always know what buttons to push so we can get our way.
#66
A moment of quiet at home.
Judes 3 years ago
I'm one of five, so the first night I spent fully alone was when I was 22 years old in my own flat.
KorKor 3 years ago
One of 7 right here but my siblings are quiet since we have several computers, but then they rage and start beating each other up and it never gets quiet again.
Load More Replies... Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
Simple. Do what I do and wake up an hour before your siblings. Total silence.
#67
Looking up to your big brother who's five years older. Especially when he was 16 and I was 11 I genuinely thought he was the coolest person on earth, Pretty sure he thought I was really annoying. I would always hang out in his room when I was bored. It was when I was around 16, 17ish and he was about 22 that we started to get along really well. Sort of the way we did before he hit puberty. We are mostly known as the crazy Scheibler brothers. Even our older sister always remarks on how kuku we sometimes behave. He is one of maybe two people I know with whom I can talk about everything while eating some sushi and downing some vodka.
Judo Flipped By Nobody 3 years ago
In our household, everyone knows my older borther is the coolest person on earth, and he is! I got sick at school once, and he drove to pick me up, gave me a bottle of Coca Cola, and drove me home, he even got me chocolate! And none of the others in the house can ever beat him in any videogame, except Gang Beasts, me and my little brother are the only ones who can win that game.
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
My sister is 14, and she shares my room since we have the same interests and I have bad anxiety. She goes with me wherever I go, mostly because it is physically impossible for me to go places on my own (again, anxiety). Our alliance has only recently begun, but I hope it never stops :).
#68
Resenting your sibling who lives in the same city as your parent but isn't doing anything to help your ailing mother making you drive 3 hours each way weekly to make sure she doesn't starve or be mistreated.
#69
Going to watch them play sports. Why does it seem that a 1-hour game takes a lifetime?
Isabel Care 3 years ago
Never had to watch sibling sports. Dad insisted that we watch him play football when we were very young. All complained that we were cold, hungry and bored. Mum agreed with us and was suddenly "too busy" to take us along and look after us there. She was too busy to start with, but dad used to sulk and throw tantrums until he got his own way.
D20 Games 3 years ago
We would go to my brothers sporting events, wrestling and baseball. I never stuck around. Wrestling, I would go explore the school we were visiting. Baseball, I would watch a little, then off I go to the woods surrounding. Would come back every once awhile to check in. See my brother for a few and off I went again.
#71
closing that TV thing with your hands so your sibling can't change the channel you are currently watching
Christopher Hosmer 3 years ago
We had a hallway with a light switch on each end for the single light in the middle. Ours was leaving the hallway at night and putting the switch balanced perfectly in the middle so the light couldn't be turned on from the dark end.
#72
That if you don’t get enough food with your first serving, you probably won’t get seconds! Or you have to literally inhale your food. On a random (lol) side note, I eat my food really quickly now and get very upset when people eat “my” food, even if there’s plenty of it.
Shelli Aderman 3 years ago
Clearly you do not have a Jewish/Italian/Korean mom! 🤣 NO ONE STARVES IN MY HOUSE! 🤣 Even with limited means, I don’t know how to cook small amounts!
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
We cook large amounts of food because we have 12 people in this household. I don't know how to make small amounts either :/.
Load More Replies... #73
Spending an hour looking for that one shirt, pants whatever that would match your outfit PERFECTLY! Going to school with something else on Only to come home to find your brother wearing that very shirt/pants you've been looking for. And trying your ABSOLUTE best not to go after him
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
I don't know how y'all are able to fit into your siblings' clothes XD.
grindelwald_the_insomnia_panda 3 years ago
my mom, brother and I can wear the same shoes, it sometimes works out.
Load More Replies... #74
Getting your a** beat by an older sibling and then offering each other tater tots to make it up
#75
getting hit with various game console remotes. the worst one for me was a Wii remote with the Mario kart wheel attachment
#76
Realizing you were probably the "plan A that didn't work out"
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
I found out at 14 that my parents weren't yet married when I was conceived. And I found out earlier this year that I was the only reason they got married, since their families didn't like them being together. And now they have 9 other kids and are very happy together XD.
grindelwald_the_insomnia_panda 3 years ago (edited)
wait, did l read that right? you have 9 siblings? I know this is non of my bees wax, sorry.
Load More Replies... #77
no one says "sis" or "bro" to their siblings
#78
Basing your career choices on your big siblings out of competitiveness for your parent's love, approval, and the power hierarchy
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
My main goal is to go through college, since my big brother dropped out during his first year. He's doing well for himself, though.
Robert Thompson 3 years ago
My siblings seem to the be the only ones that get "ALL" my jokes. Once in a while a coworker may get one or two, but my siblings have similar life experiences to draw from.
2022emmam trent 3 years ago
I can choose whatever career I want cause my older brother just sits on the couch and plays games all day (Not a professional gamer either)
What do you think ?
Spikey boi 3 years ago (edited)
When I was little, the door on my room locked from the OUTSIDE. My little brother would lock me in always and it was the worst feeling ever. I got my revenge on him though eventually.
Banana 3 years ago
I am an older sibling of 2 people and this is the most relatable most ever.
D20 Games 3 years ago (edited)
I love my brother. Yes we had a lot of these posts growing up, but we also had each other's backs. Mother clearly favored him. We both knew it too. He did what he could to help. I knew then, and I still know now, that it wasn't his fault or doing. Our mother wanted boys only. I was treated like a leper. My brother took care of me, took me under his wing. I learned all kinds of cool stuff with him. To anyone out there who has a sibling like mine, Thank You, for being there.
Auntriarch 3 years ago
My mother does tend to listen more to my brother, but we get our heads together and decide what needs to be said, and he does the saying. Here's to good brothers!
Load More Replies... Peppy Piplup 3 years ago (edited)
What about that thing where you're dividing a drink between each other and you spend too long staring at the water level to make sure your siblings never got a single millimetre more than you?
Peppy Piplup 3 years ago
The other day I taped a knife to my Kirby plush and left it on my brother's computer before he came home from school. The scream followed by hysterical laugher could be heard from the other side of the house.
Nina 3 years ago
When I was little my brother looked up to me always. But because of my anger issues he was always scared. We could never mess around or have the kind of relationship that other kids do because my parents were scared that I would hurt him. I love him so much and I just wish we were closer.
Spikey boi 3 years ago (edited)
When I was little, the door on my room locked from the OUTSIDE. My little brother would lock me in always and it was the worst feeling ever. I got my revenge on him though eventually.
Banana 3 years ago
I am an older sibling of 2 people and this is the most relatable most ever.
D20 Games 3 years ago (edited)
I love my brother. Yes we had a lot of these posts growing up, but we also had each other's backs. Mother clearly favored him. We both knew it too. He did what he could to help. I knew then, and I still know now, that it wasn't his fault or doing. Our mother wanted boys only. I was treated like a leper. My brother took care of me, took me under his wing. I learned all kinds of cool stuff with him. To anyone out there who has a sibling like mine, Thank You, for being there.
Auntriarch 3 years ago
My mother does tend to listen more to my brother, but we get our heads together and decide what needs to be said, and he does the saying. Here's to good brothers!
Load More Replies... Peppy Piplup 3 years ago (edited)
What about that thing where you're dividing a drink between each other and you spend too long staring at the water level to make sure your siblings never got a single millimetre more than you?
Peppy Piplup 3 years ago
The other day I taped a knife to my Kirby plush and left it on my brother's computer before he came home from school. The scream followed by hysterical laugher could be heard from the other side of the house.
Nina 3 years ago
When I was little my brother looked up to me always. But because of my anger issues he was always scared. We could never mess around or have the kind of relationship that other kids do because my parents were scared that I would hurt him. I love him so much and I just wish we were closer.
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