How many siblings do you have and are you close to them?

[lilBigPotato]

I always find it sad when I hear that people don't have a great relationship to their siblings. Sometimes it's just the age difference, sometimes there's more to it.

I have one older brother and fortunately we are very close. We are like best friends, we're always there for each other, we can talk about anything and everything, we hang out a lot, share the same friend circle and do many activities together.

If you aren't close, what's the main reason?

[Orion84]

I have one sister, and our relationship would not make you happy.

I despise her, and I have since I was a little kid. I haven't even seen her in about 25 years, and I wouldn't care if I never saw her again.

She's older than me, and made my life a living hell when we were younger. More than anything, I wished I was an only child. She tormented me, treated me like shit, and since my parents favored her, she would always blame everything on me, which they believed, every time.

The number of times I got punished for the things she did made me extremely bitter and resentful, to the point where I finally just attacked her one day out of sheer rage and frustration.

When my parents got divorced, I begged the court to let me live with my father, just to get the fuck away from her, and the nightmare she turned my life into.

[lilBigPotato]

Ouch 😅

[Calyptomaniac]

My brother is 2 1/2 years younger than me. I wish I could call him my little brother but he towers over me. We got along ok for the most part when we were growing up, not super close, but we never had any drama between us, nothing more than the usual fights you get in with your siblings. I think we're closer as adults now and we help out with each other's kids and we see each other regularly, and both our parents and us all live within about 15 minutes of each other so it's easy.

[Bricealan]

@lilBigPotato Had one brother, now deceased, (cancer) and we stayed in touch over many years even though far apart. (Atlanta vs California) Of course, when he was dying, we became closer (sadly it took death to bring that)

[lilBigPotato]

Sorry to hear that 😔

[Nikki1989]

I had a brother and sister but haven't seen or had any contact with them since 2006. I wouldn't know how to contact them now.

[lilBigPotato]

Sad to hear!

[HawkPerception]

One younger brother. I love him and would die for the guy, but we don't really see eye to eye on a lot and it turns into an argument practically every time I deal with him.

[exitseven]

I have a twin brother that I have not seen in 15 years.

[lilBigPotato]

How come?

[OneNisa]

I have a sister who is 10 years younger than me. I think we get along well.

[Danny_dan92]

1 sis 1 bro. Closer to my bro, just cause we have more in common

[msc545]

I have a biological half-sister that I've only known about for the last three or four years. I grew up with no siblings whatsoever.

[Paige2006]

One brother and we are very close. Always have been.

[eagle1951]

I had 3 sisters and yes

[TonyMetal___86]

I don't have siblings miss potato chips!

[Smf1989]

I have none

[lilBigPotato]

Every wished you had some?

[CubaPirate]

None