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to ask if you and yoursiblings get on

86 replies

risetowefall · 25/03/2023 13:34

wish i got on better with mine just nothing in common

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Mary46 · 25/03/2023 21:58

2 sisters its good lately. Families are complex. My husband they pull together after brother died its nice to see.

Daisyinthegrass · 25/03/2023 21:59

My sister and I are less than 18 months apart but we are very different people. We get on OK but I wouldn't say we are close and we wouldn't be friends if we weren't sisters. I do a lot for her, she's not so good at doing things got me.

fizzykoalablanket · 25/03/2023 22:03

My brother is awful. Proper arrogant twat.
We haven't spoken in years and I've no desire to speak to him again.
Sad really - I wish things were better.

Redglitter · 25/03/2023 22:06

I've got a younger brother (4 years younger) we've always got on well. We played well as kids, particularly on the days we weren't allowed out. I taught him to drive. We've always been close.

I probably see him about once a month, speak on the phone weekly but What's App pretty much daily

Tisfortired · 25/03/2023 22:08

Have two sisters, hated each other until well into adulthood. Now we’re all late 20s/early 30s have kids of our own which I think brought us closer together but not mega close, it’s mainly for the kids I think.

adulthumanfemalemum · 25/03/2023 22:11

Not really. We get on fine when we do see each other but that tends to be mostly at my parents, it's rare we meet up just the two of us, or have any contact apart from if it's for something specific eg buying a joint present for a parent. We'd never really ring each other for a chat or anything like that.

I kind of hope my kids have a closer relationship with each other as adults. But at least we don't hate each other like some on this thread....

Dreamcatcherfog · 25/03/2023 22:15

I have 8 siblings.. I have zero contact/ relationship with 1, low contact with 4, but each relationship is different/low contact for different reasons, and the final 3 more regular contact/better relationships than the others. Can't say I'm close to any as an adult. I was when younger.

StrawberryWater · 25/03/2023 22:17

I have 7 siblings.

2 I get on with famously. 2 I get on very well with but we hardly see each other (we live opposite sides of the country). 2 I don’t speak to because they’re utter arseholes and another who I do speak to but they can be a bit hit and miss (ie when they’re not on drugs they’re ok but when they are I have to cut them off).

Bogeyes · 25/03/2023 22:20

No. I don't get on with my 3 siblings. My brother is an arrogant bully and my sisters are users. I am happy away from them.

Kimya · 25/03/2023 22:27

There's 8 years between my brother and me so, as well as can be expected I guess. We don't not get on, we just have very different lives. Don't even live in the same country right now!

swirlycurlywhirly · 26/03/2023 05:48

No not at all. Would have liked to get on but our personalities just wouldn't allow it. Constantly disagreeing

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