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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 676253" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>I have no relationship with my only sister; I have no brothers. We never got along as children and I often questioned if we were even related. I used to say she was adopted. She was very pretty with long straight hair, big blue eyes and freckles with fair skin. My parents and I all had dark curly hair and brown eyes. I was verbally abusive to her and she was physically abusive to me; I don't know what started first but I am older by 2 years. I remember her doing things like sticking her foot out to trip me when I was roller skating and I remember reporting on her every bad deed to my parents, who seemed to relish the competition and animosity between us. At this point, if I never saw her again, it would be fine with me.</p><p></p><p>My dad didn't talk to his older sister for 35 years (till he died), even though for half that time, they lived in the same apartment building, one floor apart.</p><p></p><p>H on the other hand, had a great relationship with his sister until adulthood. Now, she is a drug abuser who takes advantage of his mother so we try to avoid her. </p><p></p><p>With my kids, I hope that they will stay in touch with each other. My daughter will likely be the glue that keeps the 4 boys together, especially if she marries her current boyfriend, who all the boys really like. The two youngest boys get along much better than they used to, when the school would call about them fighting in the hallways. The 2 middle boys (including the older of the 2 youngest) have a large overlapping group of friends, probably because they are 21 months apart and grew up in scouting together. Oldest boy is friends with a couple of the middle boys' friends and sometimes hangs with them. He and youngest boy (they are almost 9 years apart) have really bonded over the last year. I hope that my kids have better relationships with each other than H and I do with our siblings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 676253, member: 3493"] I have no relationship with my only sister; I have no brothers. We never got along as children and I often questioned if we were even related. I used to say she was adopted. She was very pretty with long straight hair, big blue eyes and freckles with fair skin. My parents and I all had dark curly hair and brown eyes. I was verbally abusive to her and she was physically abusive to me; I don't know what started first but I am older by 2 years. I remember her doing things like sticking her foot out to trip me when I was roller skating and I remember reporting on her every bad deed to my parents, who seemed to relish the competition and animosity between us. At this point, if I never saw her again, it would be fine with me. My dad didn't talk to his older sister for 35 years (till he died), even though for half that time, they lived in the same apartment building, one floor apart. H on the other hand, had a great relationship with his sister until adulthood. Now, she is a drug abuser who takes advantage of his mother so we try to avoid her. With my kids, I hope that they will stay in touch with each other. My daughter will likely be the glue that keeps the 4 boys together, especially if she marries her current boyfriend, who all the boys really like. The two youngest boys get along much better than they used to, when the school would call about them fighting in the hallways. The 2 middle boys (including the older of the 2 youngest) have a large overlapping group of friends, probably because they are 21 months apart and grew up in scouting together. Oldest boy is friends with a couple of the middle boys' friends and sometimes hangs with them. He and youngest boy (they are almost 9 years apart) have really bonded over the last year. I hope that my kids have better relationships with each other than H and I do with our siblings. [/QUOTE]
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