to want to know about your relationship with your siblings?

[BobMarley]

Is it good? Bad?

I only have one brother, 3 years older and we didn't get on very well in our childhood but we get on very well now. He was very active and loud whilst I was more inclined to read a book in a corner. He teased me a lot. But obviously I didn't have any other siblings to pick from so I wonder if you have more than one sibling, do you have a favourite one?

I have three children myself (DD1 6, DD2 5 and DS1 2) so wonder if their experience of siblings is going to very different from mine.

StandingAlone

Similar situation - brother is perfect, I'm not the same as hime, therefore not as good.

Yama I am so sorry for your loss too

Yama - really terrible. So sorry.

Onetoomanytoo - your sister soundslike mine.

In fact it just showson here that just because you are related doesn't mean you have to get on famously! I think -what, 80% of us dont get on with at least one of our siblings- for many differing reasons. Those that do, it's prob more that they are wonderful, caring people rather than just because you grew up with them?

I'm the eldest - I have 2 younger sisters. Sister #1 is my soul mate, love her to bits, we're best friends and totally get each other.
Sister #2 is fucking awful, we avoid her as much as possible.

One brother, three years younger and we have always been close. Fell out with him briefly for the first time ever last year and it was horrible. Thankfully it was short lived.

I am very lucky because I have two very lovely sisters. I don't think we've had any fallouts since we were teenagers.

We all have very different personalities but we went through a lot together as kids and I think that has kept us all close.

I'm a bit disappointed my MNer sis hasn't been on here to say how lovely I am too

one of five, we are all pretty close and my sister is really like a best friend. Since the death of our father we have become even closer (mum still alive). It's really wonderful to know there are people out there who love and support you no matter what. My husband finds it strange as his family is very small and they are not close at all but he loves it when we have our family get togethers.

Both my sisters are my best friends.

One is delightfully scatty and brings the drama which without, our lives would be dull and the other onetwothreeoops is beautifully blunt honest and is LOVELY

Wouldn't change them for the world.

anniebody and onetwo that made me giggle.

I have a sister 12 yrs younger than me shes single no children and loves her life we dont have anything in common really but get on fine

I have 2 older brothers and a twin sister. I have a good relationship with all of them. I would say I am definitely closest to my sister, speak to her pretty often (not every day but would ring her once or twice a week, and regular emails or texts). I visit her every few weeks as I am living a good few hours away atm but should be moving only a couple of tube stops away so will be great to see her more. I find her hilarious and she always gets my humour.

There is quite a big age gap between my brothers and me but we have always got on. I was always closer to the middle one who is 6 years older, as we like a lot of the same things, same music taste etc so can go to concerts together, also same humour. The older brother was the one I always felt like I didn't know as well as the others as he went to uni when I was still at primary school and both of us lived abroad for years so would only see each other if at home at Christmas, but I see a lot more of him now as his wife is on the same course as me, he's a lawyer and I'm training to be one and he has given me career advice etc.

Lol Onetoo, my sis is on MN too and I haven't noticed her here prasing me on this thread but admittedly I didn't read all 6 pages!

I have a sister (11 years older than me) and 2 brothers (7 and 10 years older than me.

I don't really have a relationship with any of them. My older brother moved up to London when he was 18 and I see him for Sunday lunch 3 times a year. He has mentioned moving back here so maybe we will spend more time with him then. He has made the decision to not have children so we don't have a lot in common.

I haven't spoken to my younger brother for about 5 years and have no plans to any time soon.

My sister lives in the city but as we don't really know each other so I only see her when we bump into each other so probably not even once a year, she didn't even bother turning up for DD3s christening and then gave me and my DM different excuses.

I know that my younger brother has made digs about one of the family (me) getting more stuff from our parents but seeing as I'm the only one who bothers seeing them more than 3 times a year and not when something is on offer I think they only have themselves to blame.