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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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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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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.

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

I got this a few times with my younger brother. We have even been asked if we are twins. Our birthday is the same day except I am 3 years older.

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

I have a fraternal twin, only our hair is the same color. The only similarity. Yet somehow, we are "so alike"

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

no no no. you got it all wrong. either it's an insult to me, or an insult to her. i obviously look better

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

Me and my sister have the opposite going on. We are often mistaken for friends or adopted.

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

I have a bonus kid (step daughter) that looks like my bio daughter. They get asked almost everywhere we go if they're twins. I giggle, they roll their eyes lol

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

I love the "Bonus kid" expression for a step relative that is not only "step" but part of the bunch.

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

Our relationship was never obvious. But I am a carbon copy of my deceased mom. Freaks me out when people single me out at burials and know exactly who I am while I do not remember meeting them 20 years prior.

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

We are both in our 60's now and look more alike. When we were kids and people would know right away we were sister's I never got it, we do not look similar. It was our mannerisms and how we spoke to each other. Even how we stood together. It's more than just looks.

*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

fr, my sister and I are the same height, but that's literally it. My hair is like 2.5 feet long and dirty blonde, hers is around her collarbone and dark brown. We both have hazel eyes, but hers are more green and mine are more golden, and her eyelashes are prominent and long, while mine are medium length and thicker. We have different eye shapes. Her skin is darker than mine (by a LOT, she's more olive-toned and mine is basically Casper's sperm). Her face is longer than mine, and our mouth and lip shape AND color are completely different. Our noses are kind of similar, but mine is thinner at the bridge and more upturned. She's my height and is pretty skinny, with a rectangular body shape, and I'm heavier ("tHiCkEr BoNeD", as my dad likes to call it) with a square-y pear shaped figure. My legs are THICK, with a pretty even muscle-fat ratio and I have really thick ankles, and she has skinnier legs and a higher muscle ratio than fat. She has chubbier cheeks, while my cheekbones are a little more prominent.

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

My dad confuses my half-sister and I. Her: long dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, trendy style, a little chubby. Me: Short, light brown hair, green eyes, no style, skinny.

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

i don't get that usually, but when i do... me: average height, dark eyes and hair, pale except in summer. my sister: tall, pale eyes and hair, always looks like swiss cheese.

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

When i lose my sis at festivals i just ask people if they seen anyone who looks like me

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

This happens to me all the time, people always ask me and my brother if we're twins.

Capelli rosa e patate
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m an identical twin. Different personalities, hair, nose, smile, clothing style. I can understand messing us yo every now and again but we went through the entirety of school being “the twins”. I was never me and she was never herself. There needs to be some effort on other’s parts. 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

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

I think everyone who knew would mix up our names at least once, me and my sister, we don't really look alike and our styles are very different.

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

That one time when my brother and me switched seats and he changed something in his order....

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

My little brother and I got the whole "you look so much alike!" ... we are actually step siblings, so no shared genetics and we are of different ethnicities.

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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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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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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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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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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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