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This thread addresses a topic that is pretty influential to our lives, and yet I have never seen a thread on it.

How many siblings do you have? How many brothers? Sisters? What was it like growing up with them?

I have an older sister.


She's finished a phsycology thesis she did using a large scholarship she got for being rather smart. She used to be really good with helping me with essays and stuff when i was at school.

How many siblings do you have? How many brothers? Sisters? What was it like growing up with them?

Four. One older brother, two younger ones. A younger sister. A bloody nightmare.

Two younger brothers. A nuisance most of the time, I don't have that much contact with either of them any more.

I have two younger siblings, a sister and a brother. My sister is 1 1/2 years younger and my brother is 4 years younger. They'd always band together against me and I didn't really get along well with them until I moved out :D

I have a twin brother

he's also on nationstates

Older brother of 2 years and younger brother of 6 years. As I've always been a bit childish and I've spent more time with my younger brother over the past two years (brother in college), I'm actually closer to my younger brother.

None. Just me. And I've much prefered it that way ;)

One older brother.

It's like, fun... I think... when we were younger, it was perhaps less fun, but now, it's fine. And we both still live in our parents' home.

I have a younger brother. Growing up with him has been hell, but I don't have it in me to hate him. He's had a shitty ride so far, I just wish he was less infuriating so I could be more supportive, but he drives me up the wall! Still, I have the feeling that I'm about to make things more difficult for him.

Four. One older brother, two younger ones. A younger sister. A bloody nightmare.
Two younger brothers. A nuisance most of the time, I don't have that much contact with either of them any more.
I have two younger siblings, a sister and a brother. My sister is 1 1/2 years younger and my brother is 4 years younger. They'd always band together against me and I didn't really get along well with them until I moved out :D
None. Just me. And I've much prefered it that way ;)

Maybe I should have titled the thread: Siblings: A blessing or a curse? :p

only child. don't mind, although i have no basis for comparison

I am a living riddle;

I am the first, second, third and fourth born in my family.

Care to try to figure out how that can be?

One older brother(25), one younger sister(9)...

Its been interesting!

I am a living riddle;

I am the first, second, third and fourth born in my family.

Care to try to figure out how that can be?

you're schizophrenic?

I have four brothers, two older (adopted) and two younger (not adopted).

We'd make a very poor football team though.

One older brother(25), one younger sister(9)...

Its been interesting!
16 years of difference... that's interesting!

Its been interesting!Boy! Has it ever! :D
To date, I've lost more blood to my little sister than to any other events in my life put together...

I am a living riddle;

I am the first, second, third and fourth born in my family.

Care to try to figure out how that can be?You're one of a set of identical quadruplets and are talking in terms of DNA? :p Go on, tell us :)

I have one brother in my adoptive familiy, But, I have 7 brothers and sisters in my birth family, known them all since I was 18 and it can be expensive at Xmas :)

I am a living riddle;

I am the first, second, third and fourth born in my family.

Care to try to figure out how that can be?

errr...

first son or daughter
second child to your parents,
3rd boy or girl born in the generation
4th grandchild

close?

Two older brothers and one younger brother. I was the only girl, blah. My brothers are pretty big guys (6'4", 6'3", 6'1") so they used to pick on me, haha. They still DO pick on me!

I have a younger brother. Unfortunately. :p

I am a living riddle;

I am the first, second, third and fourth born in my family.

Care to try to figure out how that can be?
You love wearing disguises?

none - an only child here :)
i would have loved to have a brother or sister, though, and have always thought this, as would have my parents. sadly its just not possible :(

I got an older sister whos 15 years older then me...

I have 1 sister and 1 brother who both nearly twice my age

I have also got 3 nephews and 1 neice

I am a living riddle;

I am the first, second, third and fourth born in my family.

Care to try to figure out how that can be?

First born male/female, second born this generation, Clone, clone, simple as that.

3 brothers, one sixteen months older, two 3-5? years younger.

One older sister and one younger brother.

I got an older sister whos 15 years older then me...
I wouldn't mind being 15 years older than my little brother. Guess how old that'd make him :D

errr...

first son or daughter
second child to your parents,
3rd boy or girl born in the generation
4th grandchild

close?

No,

Your first two and my first two are the same, but your third would mean he isn't the second born. Fourth is interesting, but I still say clones for those two.

I wouldn't mind being 15 years older than my little brother. Guess how old that'd make him :D

Hmm, 3 years old?

I am a living riddle;

I am the first, second, third and fourth born in my family.

Care to try to figure out how that can be?

I got it now thanks to the person I quoted from before:
First son/daughter
Second born in this generation
Third neice/nephew
Fourth Grandchild.

Hmm, 3 years old?I wish. No, he'd still be a baby, unable to walk and thus, unable to wander in when I'm working on something requiring quiet (like homework) and start singing at the top of his voice, then refuse to get out when I tell him to and start jumping on my bed.... *flames begin smoking out of nostrils*


Anyway, he's not the most pleasant person to have around. But he's a whole lot more popular than I am. :(

One little sister, although she's less than 2 years younger than me so sometimes we have more of a twin mentality which is quite cool when we confuse our parents :p
Althought she is always bloody copying me, which contraryto popular belief is not FLATTERING it's PARASITIC :mad:

I have one older sister, but my mom and I were talking the other day about how it's surprising more siblings don't kill each other because of stupid things for instance:
When I was 4 I decided I wanted to be a gymnast, but could not even do a cartwheel so my sister said the gymnasts learn to do them by practicing on the steps. Well I didn't land on my two feet actualy I landed on my back. Did I mention we had ceramic tile at the bottom of the steps?

I was born an only child, though I have a stepsister who's about six years younger than I am. At various times, I've had friends be as close as siblings, notably my friend Susan and another friend J.T.

I've two younger sisters 10 and 14. Very annoying at times, especially when hogging the internet.

one younger sister... 27

she's two years, one month and eight days my junior.

Brother Keith, 20.
Sister Emily, 15.
Brother Andrew, 15.

They're twins.

Two brothers, please shoot me :(

An older sister who bugs the hell out of everyone in the family, including me, and a younger one who's mostly pleasant.

/middle child syndrome

Um.. Well I have an 18 year old sister, and a 6 year old half sister...

I may have more at the rate my father's going, but I can't be too sure.

you're schizophrenic?

Nice guess, but the voices in my head are telling me you're wrong.

Try again?

I am a living riddle;

I am the first, second, third and fourth born in my family.

Care to try to figure out how that can be?

You're one of a set of identical quadruplets and are talking in terms of DNA? :p Go on, tell us :)


Nope. Not even close.

I am a living riddle;

I am the first, second, third and fourth born in my family.

Care to try to figure out how that can be?

You love wearing disguises?

Yes, but not the correct answer. 8{)

errr...

first son or daughter
second child to your parents,
3rd boy or girl born in the generation
4th grandchild

close?

No, but a closer guess than the last few...

First born male/female, second born this generation, Clone, clone, simple as that.

No - you're making it too complicated.

Two brothers, please shoot me :(But that would violate the ten commandments! :eek:

I got it now thanks to the person I quoted from before:
First son/daughter
Second born in this generation
Third neice/nephew
Fourth Grandchild.

Nope - you're stil closest, but you're stuck in the box. There is no trick to it. Sequentially I am first, second, third, and fourth born to my parents. Oddly enough - my best pal from high school was also. What are the odds of that??

One younger brother. We used to fight like cats and dogs, but God help anyone else who picked a fight with either of us...


"HEY! That's my BROTHER!!!! I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO'S ALLOWED TO BEAT HIM UP!!!!"

*pummel pummel pummel pummel*


The reverse was true as well. "YOU CAN'T HIT MY SISTER, ONLY *I* CAN HIT MY SISTER!!!!"

*pummel pummel pummel pummel*

I am a living riddle;

I am the first, second, third and fourth born in my family.

Care to try to figure out how that can be?
Your'e a f@#$'n only child!! As for me, I have two younger sisters. If there was a hell on earth, this would be it. I swear they were brought into this world to torment me. :mp5:

Nope - you're stil closest, but you're stuck in the box. There is no trick to it. Sequentially I am first, second, third, and fourth born to my parents. Oddly enough - my best pal from high school was also. What are the odds of that??Each of those is a different category. Like first born boy, etc.

I have one sister who is 8 years older than me and one brother who is 7 years younger than me.

Nice guess, but the voices in my head are telling me you're wrong.

Try again?

I am a living riddle;

I am the first, second, third and fourth born in my family.

Care to try to figure out how that can be?

You're an noly child... I'm surprised that no one figured it out right away lol...

Anyways, I'm also an only child, but I do have one half-sister that lives with my ex-stepmom in Texas... Haven't seen her since she was 3, so it doesn't really count...

Your'e a f@#$'n only child!! As for me, I have two younger sisters. If there was a hell on earth, this would be it. I swear they were brought into this world to torment me. :mp5:

Nope - I have a brother and two sisters.

You're an noly child... I'm surprised that no one figured it out right away lol...

Anyways, I'm also an only child, but I do have one half-sister that lives with my ex-stepmom in Texas... Haven't seen her since she was 3, so it doesn't really count...If you check what he voted on the poll, you'll notice his name under "three"...

Well, time to fess up - I am the product of a second marriage.

I am the only child my parents have had together.

I am my mothers second child.

I am my fathers third child.

I am the youngest of four.

Eldest of five.

This thread addresses a topic that is pretty influential to our lives, and yet I have never seen a thread on it.

How many siblings do you have? How many brothers? Sisters? What was it like growing up with them?

Including my half-brother (who was not raised with us), I have 3 siblings. My 2 sisters and I were pretty close growing up, though they were 4 and 6 years younger than me. We did a lot of things together and for the most part, there was a great deal of loyalty between us. My parents were very much strict authoritarian types, and my mother seemed to derive some kind of perverse pleasure in lording it over us, so it was pretty much us against them. I was glad to have their company.

I'm the middle child, two bros on either side, and I'm getting another in about a month
I mainly fight with my closest (age wise) brother, as hes only a year older than me, so we're evenly matched

Including my half-brother (who was not raised with us), I have 3 siblings. My 2 sisters and I were pretty close growing up, though they were 4 and 6 years younger than me. We did a lot of things together and for the most part, there was a great deal of loyalty between us. My parents were very much strict authoritarian types, and my mother seemed to derive some kind of perverse pleasure in lording it over us, so it was pretty much us against them. I was glad to have their company.

My mother was the same way. I am grateful for having both my sisters - one older by 22 months, and one younger by 23 months. They drive me crazy, but we would shield each other from our mom. My older sister is very intelligent, very sarcastic and is a virtuoso storyteller. When she is in the house, you usually only hear her voice. She makes fun of me a lot (still, even though she's 33!) but if she didn't I would think she didn't love me! My younger sister is more delicate, the true baby of the family. I always feel like I have to protect her, but lately she has grown some serious backbone, and I am so very proud of her. Loyalty to family may be an Italian stereotype, but it fits the three of us.

I have 3 siblings...
An older sister who is one year older than me.
a twin brother who is obviously my age.
and a younger brother who is one year younger than me.

Let's just say that we're all pretty tight and very loyal to one-another, but we also can't stand one-another sometimes ;)

And I pity my mother who had to raise us 4 so close together. Musta been Hell for her.

I have a sister who's 10 years and 4 months younger than me. She turned 5 today. She's so cute! If a little loud sometimes. She's starting kindergarten this year, and I'll be a sophomore in high school, and we'll be at the same school, and it'll be awesome. I also have a cousin who's 7 and has lived with us for a few months so she's kinda like an extra sister (also going to our school), but it's kinda different too because her mom is in charge of her instead of my parents. Since there's such a big age difference we don't relate as much as siblings normally do, but I make sure to give her a big hug or ask her about her projects sometimes. If I can afford it I'll even take her out to coffee and bagels. I also try to do what I feel like my parents did for me, by introducing her to advanced concepts that she won't understand now, but later will remember and say "hey I almost know what you're talking about". I love watching her life. I saw her born, I helped to name her, and now I get to see her in school! She got this really cute sweater for her birthday, and I swear one day in November we're gonna coordinate and go to school both in braids and matching outfits.