Sibling silence: When adult siblings are estranged 16 Articles

by JoAnn Powell

I can only remember one time when my sister and I would be what I would think of as friends. It was about thirty years ago and I was hosting the family Thanksgiving dinner that year. My sister helped make decorations by ...read more

by Gabriella Samms

I am the middle child of four other siblings; a younger brother and sister, and two older brothers. Not only did the order of my birth and my gender play a large part in the attention I received as a child, but it seems th...read more

by Peggy Lindgren

Silence can be a good thing. Silence can bring peace and tranquility to ones' life. This is the case for me, regarding the relationship with my sister. I am surprised to find myself writing to this topic. I have s...read more

by Erin Knight

Often an argument or falling out, will be the cause of siblings not speaking. This isn't always the reason. Sometimes there really is no valid explanation. As adults, our lives sometimes just head in different directions. ...read more

by Chenault De Salis

I am the youngest of the children in my family. My brother is one year older than I. My sister is four years my senior. I currently live within five hundred yards of my sister. We rarely ever speak to one another. My broth...read more

by Susie Turk

I am the youngest of four siblings; also known as "The Baby." Within my family of siblings, Totalitarianism, oppression, condemnation, judgments, and the unwillingness to compromise, or even listen for that matter, are the...read more

by Miss AngelDe

Our "Family", was always so close and loving to each other, as we journeyed into adulthood. Growing up, I never once had an argument or a nasty word with my siblings, I loved them all. There were five of us. My sister i...read more

by MamaShan

Growing up with estranged siblings. Silence was a way of life. As we take a brief look at the past. It leads you to adult siblings who only knows how to be estranged. Is there really any hope to change. With hopes, I pursu...read more

by Ms. Kay

My brother and I have never had a good relationship. He is 11 months older than me but it feels like an eternity. He was abusive when we were younger but then he stopped. I forgave him for what he did to me but I still hav...read more

by Leslie Keck

I am the third child in a family of four. In the beginning my younger brother and I were always butting heads, we couldn't agree on anything. I can remember him hitting me in the stomach with the cast on his arm because I ...read more

by Mulholland Denee Mangiagli

Sibling silence: When adult siblings are estranged Unfortunately it happens. I haven't talked to my younger brother in in at least 10 years if not more. Our situation is probably like a lot of people's. Someones has to ...read more

by Laurie Johansen

The baby of the family, the outcast, the black sheep, the family embarrassment created a wedge between us and her. For over twenty years she decided that drugs and alcohol were more important than her family. For twenty y...read more

by Debbie Springer

Sisters, I always wanted a sister while I was growing up,someone to play with,tell secrets too, talk about boys etc. but that never happened in my family,yes I had a sister but from as long as I can remember she has hated ...read more

by Carrington M. Nye

Sibling silence: When adult siblings are estranged Twenty-two years. This is a long time. It is a lifetime for some. Twenty-two years is the years that separate me and my oldest brother. I like to say that I was chose...read more

by Renee Lash

I've known my sister for thirty-eight years. I lied in the same house with her for twenty of those years. I'm still trying to understand the relationship. We are what I like to call voluntarily and happily estranged. There...read more

by Tess Taylor

It has been said that "we don't choose our family, but we learn to live with them". After years of trying to get along in a household with siblings, as adults can we choose not to continue the often dysfunctional relations...read more