My DSS complained within 1 minute of arriving at our house.

[andaPontyinaPearTreeeeee]

So DSS (19) got to our house just after 9pm, and was instantly miffed.

Because his little [half]brother and sister were already in bed and he wouldn't get to see them until the morning!

Aww :)

Ok clearly IABU for the deliberately misleading thread title, apologies, but AIBU to suggest a nice positive thread where you can add something that's made you go 'aww' lately? :o

Bless him he sounds really nice.

@Ericaequites

Having children more than five years apart often works out poorly. They have very little in common. Siblings 7-20 years apart are often physically, emotionally, and sexually abusive. In short, avoid large gaps as much as possible. Is it fair for the youngest child to grow up in a house full of adults?

Wait? What? Have you read the whole, albeit, short thread? Talk about taking a massive leap!

@andaPontyinaPearTreeeeee how lovely to hear he loves his siblings.

Aah thanks everyone. It’s so nice to read of nice sibling relationships (whether “full” or half or step etc)

And of lovely DC in general ifix that’s so sweet of DS!

Things feel so crap generally at the moment it’s great to read something positive. I had a very lonely upbringing and it just makes me happy to know they don’t have that.

Not sure what you mean there erica for one thing youngest isn’t in a house full of adults - just my other two bio DCs (ten years between youngest and oldest). Pretty normal family set up there if one can define normal that is.

One DSC did live with us for a couple of years but otherwise they lived with their mum/at uni, now they are all adults living independently.

@Ericaequites

Having children more than five years apart often works out poorly. They have very little in common. Siblings 7-20 years apart are often physically, emotionally, and sexually abusive. In short, avoid large gaps as much as possible. Is it fair for the youngest child to grow up in a house full of adults?

Such a lovely thing to shoe horn into a nice thread. Did you actually read the thread or did you just get on your hobby horse?

Either way it was totally unneccessary (and probably complete garbage besides).

Best thread I've read in a long time!

Lovely thread. 🥰

May I join in?
There’s 28 years between my oldest SDC and youngest DC.

My favourite Aww moment was when oldest SDC was packing his stuff up from his art exhibition (proper artist) where he was sharing gallery space with a few other artists and we were visiting the city. Youngest DC aged about 8yrs was quizzing one of the other artists and older SDC introduced youngest as X, his little brother.

He’s always treated him well and never referred to him as a step brother. Older DC lost their mum to cancer and I came on the scene a few years later. I now have an 11 year old DS and an 8yr old DGS and its just lovely (or it will be when we can visit them again).