One sister. Okay, after she sued my mom and I when she was still with her horrible exH and we were all seperated from her and my nieces for 8 years. 12 years
I am tipsy - just got back from taking my brother out for a boozy lunch for his birthday. I love him!
ETA: drunk tacom just read the rest of your question.
I am the oldest. one brother is 18 months younger, sister is five years younger, youngest brother is 7 years younger. I love them all but spend more time with the older brother because he lives in chicago and we have more in common due to a smaller age difference.
2 sisters - I'm the oldest. One full (four years younger), one half (13 years younger). We don't really call the youngest one a "half" sister. She doesn't see her father at all and grew up with us full time.
I haven't spoken to middle sister in over a year after she pulled a lot of drama, pawned my grandmother's jewelry and pretended to have a drug addition, but got addicted for real in the process. She's a selfish brat for whom no amount of attention will ever be enough.
Very close with younger sister. I was in the room when she was born and I cut the cord (I was a weird teenager). She just enrolled at the boarding school I work at and I'm thrilled to have her so close. I get to see her often and we have lunch in my office once a week now.
Post by GailGoldie on Oct 13, 2012 16:56:17 GMT -5
i'm the youngest of 4. 2 boys 2 girls... my brothers are 8 & 9 years older and my sister is 5 years older... i was the "oops! i guess we aren't done!" baby
my sister and her family live in the same town, and we see her at least once/week. She and I are fairly close - not "call each other every day" type close- but we're always there when the other needs help close, etc.
my one brother lives in San Fran - he and i would be a lot closer if he LIVED closer, but it's hard with him so far. The other brother lives about an hour away - don't see him that much - he is very busy with his family (daughter that plays a sport they have to travel a lot for)... we get along just fine- but have never been that close... the 9 year age gap i'm sure has a lot to do with that.
I have 1 sister, who is 6.5 years younger than me. We weren't close growing up, but now at 29 and 22, are super close. Talk/ text every day. In many ways, I look up to her. She's fantastic. We found out this baby is a girl and one of my first thoughts was "I hope our second child is a girl so she has a sister."
I am the youngest of 4 girls. I was the "let's try one more time for a boy" baby. My sisters are 7, 6, and 4 years older than I.
The one that is 6 years older lives 10 hours away, so we aren't as close as we might be otherwise. I usually talk to her at least once a month, usually a bit more, but definitely not every week.
The one that is 4 years older I'm pretty close to. Growing up she had difficulty in school so as a result I was only 2 grades behind her by the time I got to 9th grade. So we had some of the same friends...or at least she let me and my best friend hang out with her and her best friend. We also were on the volleyball team together, so we shared that activity. We'll sometimes go a week without talking, but not often.
The one that is 7 years older is the one I'm closest to. I guess when we were growing up I wasn't as irritating since I was so much younger....I pretty much idolized her and she was usually really nice to me. We're still really close and talk or text almost every day. She's the only one of us that isn't married and has no kids, so she doesn't have that taking up her time.
I hated him growing up. He tortured me constantly, and there were many times that I would have done absolutely ANYTHING to get out of living in the same house as him. ie - he used to stand in front of my bedroom door with a gun, and not allow me out. Or hold a lighter to my bedroom door and threaten to start it on fire. He was incredibly cruel to me, to the point that I had no self confidence growing up and hated every second of my life. Life got much better once I moved out of the house and never looked back.
Surprisingly, he grew up and is an awesome uncle and amazing brother these days. He is a great friend and I would do anything for him.
Funny how time changes things.
ETA: I don't hold our past against him. Though I will always hold some resentment against our parents for allowing him to treat me that way. They saw it all and never did anything about it. One day he decided he wanted my bedroom and moved all of my things out, and all of his in. My mom just sighed and shrugged her shoulders and told me that she was too tired to deal with it. That is her excuse to this day on the couple of occasions I have tried to talk to her about my childhood.
2 older brothers, but only one of them living now. I'm actually older than my big brother when he died, so that's weird. My brother and I only live a couple of miles apart, but we don't talk real often. H probably talks with him more than I do. Guy stuff and I talk with SIL. It works.
Post by schilauferin on Oct 13, 2012 17:36:05 GMT -5
2 older brothers that are twins (1 year older) one is in texas- electrical engineer, the other is at MIT finishing is PHD in chemical engineering
1 younger sister (2 years younger), in kansas an aerospace engineer...
we were kind of close when we were younger, but have grown apart since they all left after college, my sis just got married....
we usually only talk about once a year when they are all back for christmas, but I hope we become closer...i would love to go visit them, but i have no money and little time to....
I would call them more often, but my life isn't really that interesting yet...maybe when we start families we might be closer, but if we needed something we would all try to be able to help if anyway possible
i would say I am closer to my sis then bros tho, i know i can call her anytime I would need to
EDIT: we also have 2 step siblings that we consider blood, and 3 others that we never talk to...
Post by HoneySpider on Oct 13, 2012 17:37:12 GMT -5
I have one brother who is 2 1/2 years younger. Our relationship is pretty decent, but it's hard because we only see each other usually 1-2 times a year because we live far apart. But, it's one of those things where I know if I ever needed him for something, he's be there for me.
Post by sweetredheadx on Oct 13, 2012 17:40:16 GMT -5
I'm new here but I will join in.
I have 3 siblings.
My oldest sister is 4 years older than me and thinks she is my mom. We get along well but she tries to tell me what to do and how I should live my life. We have actually fallen apart recently. I tried to text here a few months ago to say hi and catch up. She replied she had far too much to do to worry about me. So we have not talked since then.
My middle sister is 2 years older than me. We are not close. There is a lot of baggage between us that has never been resolved. She only calls when she needs something from me.
I also have a twin brother eight minutes older. We did not have a good relationship growing up. Being constantly compared to each other and both always feeling we fell short strained our relationship. Once we went to college on opposite sides of Texas we got really close. Now he and I are close friends. I was the first he told that he was quitting his job to become a priest and I have supported him throughout. He helped me out when I had financial problems and never asked to be repaid and tore up checks I sent him. Now I send him cash here and there until he finishes seminary.
One sister, technically we're half sisters, but neither of us really think that way. We're seven years apart and I'm the oldest. We're fairly close now, but would fight all the time when we were younger.
Post by yellowbrkrd on Oct 13, 2012 17:43:04 GMT -5
I have two younger brothers.
I am fairly close to the one that is 4 years younger than me, but he moved across the country last year so we don't talk or see each other often anymore.
My youngest brother is 8 years younger than me and refuses to acknowledge that I exist. This is because we let him live with us, he trashed our guest room, when we confronted him about this he flipped out and told us we were no longer allowed to speak to him or he would consider it harassment. He was astonished we asked him to move out after that and refuses to have a relationship with us now. He's lovely.
I have one brother. Didn't know he was my half brother until I was a teenager. We're almost 6 years apart. I love him dearly.
Growing up he used to pick on me incessantly. We get a long pretty well as adults. He has 2 children of his own and a step-child. About a 2 years ago he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. The past several years has been a lot of ups and downs. We're in an up phase right now.
Post by orangeblossom on Oct 13, 2012 18:14:06 GMT -5
Two sisters, 12.5 and 9 years apart, respectively.
I'm close to both of them, but probably closer to my oldest sister. My middle sister can be kind of private, so a lot of talk can be surfacey type stuff. Recently, she's opened up more. It's been nice.
I talk to my oldest sister several times a week. My middle sister at least once a week. I see them at least once a month, when we visit my father.
Post by stingsharkruns on Oct 13, 2012 18:57:41 GMT -5
6 sisters. ages: 34, 32, 29, 27, 25 & 14 .... I'm close with my biological sister (25), the 14yr old is my half sister - we are not close at all.. And my relationship with my step sisters (34,32,29 &27) is okay. We go through spells of being really close & then not talking for weeks.
I have one brother. He is two yrs older. We are fairly close, although he lives in Denver and I live in New York so we don't see each other very often.
I come from a pretty big family, I gave three brothers and two sisters. My oldest brother is 18 years older than me, and I never had a really close relationship due to the age gap. After sine drama caused my his wife after my wedding, he has written me, and most my siblings, off and we haven't spoken in over 4 years. After him, my sister is 8 years older, we have a good relationship, were not super close, but when I go home, we get together. My next two sibs are my brother and sister, they were born 16 months apart, and they are the two I'm closest to. My brother because he is pretty political like me, and my sister because we are just best friends. Then I have a little brother. Growing up we were close,always played together and what not, but now we just see each other when we see each other.
No one in my family is really the call just to chat type, I'll talk to my sister the most on the phone, but we still only talk once a month. We mostly text randomly. And I'll tweet with my brother.
How many? What is your relationship like with them? What is your age differences? Any step or half siblings?
3, 2 older brothers (2 and 4 years older) and a younger sister (6years)
My brothers and I have a good relationship, but we are not close. My sister and I are very close. Actually, everyone is close to my sister. She's awesome.
Post by gibbinator on Oct 13, 2012 20:20:21 GMT -5
I have: 1 bio sister, 2 years younger. We've always gotten along and are very close.
2 step sisters. One is 3yrs older, the other is 2 years younger. My dad met their mom through me as I was friends with the younger sister in elementary school. They've been together 20yrs roughly, always although are not technically married. I consider them sisters though. We're not super close but we get along.
2 half sisters from my dad's first marriage before my mom... I've never met them. Don't even know their names.
Older half-bro (8 years older), 8 hour drive away. We see him twice a year or so and rarely talk, but we get along fine. He's got a couple of cute kids a bit older than mine.
Older half-sis (6 years older) in Australia. We chat once a month or so.
Younger brother (3 years younger) 3.5 hours away. We see him 2-3 x a year, and get along okay. He's getting married next year.
We're not that tight, but we're a low drama family that gets along pretty good generally.
Post by LauraMoser on Oct 13, 2012 20:37:37 GMT -5
I have a half brother who is about 8 or so years older. Not terribly close to him. We rarely saw him growing up due to his crazy mom.
I have a sister who is 2 years older. We're pretty close. It helps that I babysit her kid so I see her everyday. If I didn't see her everyday, we might not be quite as close. She tends to be a bit overbearing, as in everything should go her way.
I have a sister who is 5 years younger too. We have always been pretty close, even as kids. She lives about 3 hours away now, but we talk at least once a week. She can be a bit of a spoiled brat at times, she was always babied growing up. And she doesn't always make the best life decisions.
I'm the middle child, and tend to be the peacemaker in the family. I try to avoid conflict and drama, but in my family, its hard to do, lol.