He's more than a friend he's a brother. He was there from the beginning watching and protecting. He guided you where ever you went and watched over everything you did. He might beat you down if you got to lippy with him...read more
by Gary Betts
Parents must be very careful of how they raise their children. A seemingly innocent decision could have repercussions lasting a lifetime for the children. My family had four children; three boys and a girl. The oldest was ...read more
My Little Brother I wasn't excited when my brother was born. I wanted a baby sister, but when you're five there's not much you can do about it. I was so jealous of him, when my god-parents came for a visit I hid him und...read more
Thirty years ago we welcomed my baby brother, JM, into the family. I can still remember peering through the nursery window as the nurse rolled the baby cart containing my brother over to where we could see him. I believe...read more
by Teresa Smith
I can honestly say that I have a great deal of experience here. I come from a fairly large blended family. I have two sisters and two brothers. Our relationships can some times be all the things that sibling relationshi...read more
I had a different childhood than most of my friends. People are always curious about your background, and when asked about my family, I tell it like it is. It always goes a little something like this, "My dad is really m...read more
by Helen Heard
The Relationship Between Brothers And Sisters This relationship like any family one, is quite delicate. Brothers and sisters, can learn to either get along while they are young, or perhaps they never will. Either way, t...read more
Brothers and Sisters are given to you for a reason. It may seem hard to believe, but it's actually true. I have a story here to share. Or should I say examples? I have an eight year old sister who loves to have her ...read more
When it comes to relationships with siblings, it's beneficial to make the best of the times you have with them. My older sister and I are only a year and three months apart, while the difference between me and my little s...read more
by Kari Trail
I contemplated this article for about five seconds. I searched through the list of topics that I could write on and settled here. I know that I came back to this a few times more than I should have. I wondered, would my bi...read more
by Murina
Our relationship was a strained one at best growing up. My brother always got what he wanted and was hardly ever punished. I always felt like he was the "Favorite" one. I was always getting into trouble. I always had a cur...read more
My grandfather always told me and my brother that we may fight now, but we'd be best friends some day. No matter how often I heard it, I never believed him. My brother is three years younger than me. When we were younge...read more
by J.G. Sparks
I am a younger sister; an evil, annoying, but adorable sister. I take pride in knowing I can drive my older brothers crazy! Even though I don't get many chances to annoy them anymore, when I do, it gives me such a sense of...read more
My brother and I are seven years apart in age. But growing up, those seven years felt like a lifetime. We had absolutely NOTHING in common, and to be quite honest, he was just a pain in my ass. Okay-he was a pain in everyo...read more
by Tess James
It's a strange one! You only live with your siblings for a short time in your life. Maybe 18 years. Then you go off to University, the Army, Marriage, Career. You make life long friends with the people you live with in ...read more
by Jobella
Dancing in Harmony My older brother and I are two years apart. Close enough in age to play together as young children, snub each other for the larger part of our teen years, and then grow together once more as we neared...read more
by Sammy Stein
It is very true that you would not treat your friends like you treat your family. Why? Because if you did, you would no longer have freinds. I have one sister and, to me, she is special but she is also difficult, moody,...read more
My Best friend, My Brother: My older brother and I were anxious to get home from school to see mom, she had been gone for a couple of days. She was going to get us a new baby brother. We walked into the house and gave m...read more
I grew up in a large family 3 brothers and 2 sisters.About 41 years ago my dad had an affair ,of which created another child.As we grew up we never met him and we were always told he wasn't our brother.Deep down inside I k...read more
by Lori Piper
Relationships between siblings? Mine has never been great. I have an older sister who has never moved past the fact that I am the baby. Can you blame me for that? However, she felt that somehow it was all my doing tha...read more
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