RedGirl76 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Reading a couple of other threads tonight got me thinking about family... How many brothers & sisters do you have? Do you get on with them? Have they influenced the person you've become? I'm an only child, and I think that's why I'm such an independant person. I love my friends and family, but I'm also very comfortable when I'm on my own. How about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A RUSH OF VIDA Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 How many brothers & sisters do you have? 1 Brother, zero sisters, who is older than me by 2 and a bit years Do you get on with them? Sometimes :P Have they influenced the person you've become? Not really, he's an ambulance man, where I'm accountant, he is public sector, I'm private sector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwallowedInSea Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I have one sister, and we've always gotten along pretty well (with the exception of petty sibling bickering kind of stuff when we were younger). She's 4 years younger than me, but we have enough in common in spite of that. I guess she's influenced they way I am now, just because I really can't imagine how it would be to be an only child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApproximatelyInfinite Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 i have one brother, three years younger. for the vast majority of those 15 years, we hated each other, but in the last two its been better, and i actually enjoy his company more often than not. he's absolutely hilarious, though vulgar. however, i was essentially brought up more communally, since i went to a small school that ate up all my time and my entire life between the ages of four and eighteen. it feels like i have (or had) 38 brothers and sisters, and i spent more time at my school than with my parents and brother. not that that really counts, but it might explain why i have grown to be almost excessively independent: because i so had to value my alone time growing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grace Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 i've got one sister. she's 8 years older than me. i'd like to think we get on very well, but actually i'd say... no. we get along as in "we don't spend the entire day fighting", but still i don't feel like we have a special connection. we're not alike. in fact, if she wasn't my sister i don't think we'd have ever become friends. we're too different. she may have influenced me a bit. as i already said we don't have a lot in common, but that maybe developed because she's always been quite mean to me when we were younger. she always neglected me and that's probably why we developed into two different directions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGirl76 Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters!! Wow! I can't imagine what that's like... Do you get on with all of them? Are you a close family? And which one are you (oldest, youngest etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwallowedInSea Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 however, i was essentially brought up more communally, since i went to a small school that ate up all my time and my entire life between the ages of four and eighteen. it feels like i have (or had) 38 brothers and sisters, and i spent more time at my school than with my parents and brother. not that that really counts, but it might explain why i have grown to be almost excessively independent: because i so had to value my alone time growing up. Yeah, I think I know what you mean since going away to college. I've lived with pretty much the same group of girls for the last 3 years, and I have to say they feel more like sisters than friends at this point. We just spend so much time together since we live with each other and then hang out with each other in our free time, so it definitely feels like a family. :) It's always a little bit weird when I go home to my real family for vacations and stuff... I'm not used to living with them anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApproximatelyInfinite Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 yeah, my teachers and friends were more parents and siblings than my actual parents and siblings were. i guess that's what you get when you have the SAME friends and teachers for 13 years, but hey, i loved it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGirl76 Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 I realise that being an only child has had it's advantages - my folks gave me all of their love and attention and financially they were better off so whilst I wasn't spoiled, I never went without. But sometimes I feel like I missed out. It might have been nice to have an older brother or sister to lean on and learn from... And sometimes I wish there was someone else my Mum could focus her attention on. She gets a bit intense sometimes and it's me that has to deal with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A RUSH OF VIDA Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Wow! I can't imagine what that's like... Do you get on with all of them? Are you a close family? And which one are you (oldest, youngest etc) Well i would say kinda!...With my brothers i fight alot but i think cause we live in the same house!! haha Were kinda close and im the 2nd youngest! (from smallest to biggest) brother(9),me(16),brother(19),sister(24),sister(26)!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleluvscp Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 1 ..a baby brother.... I was only child until I was 17 :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGirl76 Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 Well i would say kinda!...With my brothers i fight alot but i think cause we live in the same house!! haha Were kinda close and im the 2nd youngest! (from smallest to biggest) brother(9),me(16),brother(19),sister(24),sister(26)!:D I cannot imagine what it's like to be one of five. Wow! My parents made a conscious decision just to have one child. My Mum was an only child and loved it, so she didn't see the need to have more than one. My Dad was one of seven and is childhood was really tough so he thought having just one would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGirl76 Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 1 ..a baby brother.... I was only child until I was 17 :confused: That's a huge gap - how is that working out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleluvscp Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 it is... I'm like a second mom for him (oh I'm sorry... muuuum :D) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_face_of_light Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I'm an only child:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGirl76 Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 I'm an only child:( Does the sad face mean you feel like you're missing out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Magpie Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I'm an only child and sometimes I wish I had an older brother or sister ... I get too much attention ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGirl76 Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 I'm an only child and sometimes I wish I had an older brother or sister ... I get too much attention ... I hear that! On the wall in my parents house they have seven or eight photos of me through the ages... every time I walk past them I feel pressure. It's like, I'm the sole focus of their attention, so if I screw up, I'll break their hearts. Sometimes I think it would be so much easier if there was someone else to share it all with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Magpie Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I think it would be easier ... their attention would be split between two children and it would be easier for all :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGirl76 Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 I think it would be easier ... their attention would be split between two children and it would be easier for all :) Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_face_of_light Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Does the sad face mean you feel like you're missing out? I would have loved a big brother or sister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGirl76 Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 I would have loved a big brother or sister. Me too. I never wanted a younger sibling, but there have been a lot of times when I wished there was an older brother or sister around. And ultimately, I'd have prefered a brother. Of all my friends, the ones who had a sibling of the opposite sex seem to have the best relationship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_face_of_light Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Me too. I never wanted a younger sibling, but there have been a lot of times when I wished there was an older brother or sister around. And ultimately, I'd have prefered a brother. Of all my friends, the ones who had a sibling of the opposite sex seem to have the best relationship. I had a hugely protective dad so I don't know if I would have been able to handle a big brother too as a lot of my friends that have an older brother they seem to be quite protective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lore Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 twin bro and a older sister but I don't live with them so is like to be an only child... Do you get on with them? with my bro... we're like friends.. it's great.. with my sis not so much but still we love each other... I guess :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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