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The world without siblings wouldn’t be the same. If you’re the oldest child in the family like me, you know the price you pay for ordering the little one around. And if you’re the smallest in the pack, well, you probably know it better than me, anyway.

So in some ways, having a frenemy for life is both a blessing and sometimes a curse, but honestly, more of a blessing. Like, who else would you annoy the heck out of, or who else would you join a secret alliance with to sneak out to your friends when you know very well that you’d both be in trouble? Or who would you still say "don’t tell mom" to when you turn 50?

Siblings are for life, and these painfully spot-on sibling tweets selected by Bored Panda are proof that this life has more colors, shouting, and constant "can you lend me a (insert smth you don’t wanna lend but can’t refuse)?" moments.

To find out more about the complex dynamics of sibling relationships, Bored Panda reached out to Dr. Lise Deguire, a licensed psychologist and award-winning author of “Flashback Girl: Lessons on Resilience From a Burn Survivor.

“When a child has a sibling, they learn from their earliest days that attention, love, and resources must be shared. Parents take care of both of them, so children have to learn to wait their turn, to share the cake, to take turns picking what to watch on TV.

”Turns out that these early lessons are the ones that help kids understand two crucial things: that other people matter and that other people have needs. “Kids with siblings also learn, early on, that they can wait now and then get what they want,” said Dr. Lise and added that “Generally, these are good life lessons for children to have.”

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Foxxy (The Original)
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or as one of my brothers would do “here hold this” and then walks away whilst leaving his rubbish for you to dispose of.

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Mohsie Supposie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Been there. Done that. Now I can go to the bathroom in the complete darkness and still be ok.

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However, sometimes, these lessons don't go so well. According to Dr. Lise, “if parents have clear favorites, or if one child gets a disproportionate share of attention, it can be very painful and lead to long-term feelings of being inadequate, inferior, or uncared for.”

In order to avoid this, Dr. Lise recommends for families to have repeated bonding traditions that actively include all the children. For example, “Dinner time, holiday traditions, family vacations, game night.” The licensed psychologist explained that “all these are bonding opportunities to help kids feel a part of the family, hopefully in an equal way.”

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Helena R
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Might get downvoted for this but I think this should specify younger sibling...

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Baby Panda
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is me and my brother when i'm in a zoom meeting, or doing homework, or drawing, or reading, or eating, or sleeping.......................

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King Joffrey
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did the same with my dad's car when I was a teenager. I don't think he knows to this day...

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Wendillon
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and if you offered to share the pizza the sibling would probably stand still and let you slap them

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Soupcat
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad's rule was "the one who is pouring or cutting doesnt get to pick the one they want" My brother was like an architect of cutting pizza.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My brother does this. Instead of calling me by my name, he calls me 'sister'.

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Khen Hermoso
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why a moderately harsh environment nurtures better individuals. How else would you come up (or research) sick burns if you're chummy with your siblings?

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Kira Okah
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have to try silently exiting the room so you don't get blamed too, didn't always work though.

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Phoenix
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My sister has yet to learn the art of sneaking, so I know whenever she sun my room.

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Kira Okah
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Got that with my sister. Me: Short, nearly black eyes, darker brown. Sister: Tall, obvious brown eyes, paler brown. Yep, not alike at all.

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Foxxy (The Original)
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, no you don’t. Something I have definitely experienced. Another one is my middle brother hiding around the corner with our universal remote sneakily changing the channels, volume or turning the tv off. Bloody rat bag.

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Phoenix
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My brother does this, but believes he’s invisible in the game

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Banana
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I pepper sprayed my asthmatic sister point blank in the face. I thought it was a toy gun.

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MERCI LANGSTON
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do this all the time. I'm about to pop at the seams but I'll eat just so my siblings won't finish it.

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Mohsie Supposie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I tell the one being copied to just stay silent. The one who was copying will get bored in a few seconds.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This but I'm trying to keep from killing my older sister.

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Sarah Tate
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once my brother came to see me in a theater production and afterward gave me the ultimate compliment. He said "if I didn't know you I'd have thought you were pretty good". Thanks man, I'm so flattered. LOL!

Mere Cat
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I drew my parents' portrait and my sister's reaction to it was "I hate you". So she thought it was good. :)

HyacinthTheRainWing
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was really surprised when my brother said he liked my caramel brownies.

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Luna Wolfblood
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes I feel like my parents give 99% of their love to my 5 year old brother and the other 3 of us fight for the last one percent

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and if that does not happen then with time we forget what we were fighting on

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Kira Okah
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Indeed, I was the older sibling relegated to player 2 even though it was my console in my room! :P

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Kira Okah
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My sister would gladly donate an organ to save my life but no way are you allowed a single onion strip from her pizza. She has actually said that to me

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I ended up shaving my mustache because of this very thing. People would ask if we were twins we would tell them we are 5 years apart, then they would guess that I was the older one.

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Banana
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then you try and hush them when they cry hoping mom and dad won't hear them.

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Foxxy (The Original)
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apparently I owe my brother over $18,000 for an Easter egg I ate of his. It was a giant Easter egg so he worked out how much the Easter egg would have cost, plus interest for the past 25+ years.

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then they beat your ass and take the charger or at least thats what my sister does

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Phoebe Carter
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My brother once managed to yeet his chip into my dads Coca Cola bc he was using it like a pickaxe on his fork to mine his plate and I was sat there just trying not to laugh while my dad was yelling (ps to an American that would be fries)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my stupid self tried to click on the gif to make it play until I realized it was a photo

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My sibling has to be the first to use everything (bras, clothes, cosmetics, and etc...), and I didn’t care for a long time. She was surprised when I charged her after staining my blouses...they still had tags on and the incidents were back to back. I don’t know where she got the confidence to yell at me.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ME:bro why would you snitch on my i dont snitch on you Her:yes huh Me when? Her: last week Me:your dumb that was (alex) Her:oh sorry ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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