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To find out more about the complex workings of sibling relationships and in what ways they influence our lives, Bored Panda reached out to Helen Marlo, a licensed clinical psychologist and Jungian Psychoanalyst, certified through the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. Helen is also a tenured Professor of Clinical Psychology at Notre Dame de Namur University where she is the Department Chair.

“Research, as well as my professional and personal experience, confirms that sibling relationships exert a powerful influence on one’s life and development,” Helen told us. “So, the presence or absence of siblings is significant in shaping one’s experience although one is not necessarily better or worse. They are different.”

Helen explained that while we know siblings are influential, the effect of growing up with a sibling is not linear because the sibling relationship is complex. “Some siblings become best friends while others are arch enemies. Some people are fulfilled by having siblings while others find fulfillment as only children. Their life experiences, however, are different,” the clinical psychologist explained.

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Why it's a bad idea to put a light switch OUTSIDE the bathroom door

Final score:

184points

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DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago

They'll add the "OoooOoooooooOoo" sounds and you have trauma for lifetime

46points

ZAPanda 2 years ago

we used to also claw on the door slowly like zuul coming to take dana.

7points

T. D. Bostick 2 years ago

I'll never forgive Germany for doing this. For that and the poop shelf. Man, German bathrooms are terrifying.

4points

Dani Alexander 2 years ago

Yep. They love to do it when your in the shower especially

2points

Autumn 2 years ago

I'm fairly certain me and my older brother are the reason my younger brother is afraid of the dark. We'd turn the lights off when he was in the bathroom, walking up the stairs and in his room. We'd also jump out and scare him a lot.

2points

Teresa Taylor 2 years ago

I used to stand outside the bathroom (in the dark hallway) on the "wrong" side and not say anything. My bedroom was to the left of the bathroom (exiting), my sister's was to the right. I had NO reason to be near her bedroom. Except to silently scare the living crap out of her when she looked up and saw me. (I used to also turn the light off when she was in there.)

0points

Ali Mancini 1 year ago

Bro this scared me like imagine talking a p**s and the light goes out when ur like 7

1point

Boss Girl 2 years ago

This!!!

1point

Emily 2 years ago

Or have the type of lock on the door that can be opened with a penny or butter knife

1point

Alexander Jacobs 2 years ago (edited)

*insert me flicking the switch to play music* mother in the bathroom: ALEXANDER BETTER STOP OR ELSE

1point

Atchaco-Leigh 2 years ago

Ah yes, at my house, one of the bathrooms has the lightswitch outside of the room, a room with no windows mind you. My identical twin takes great pleasure in turning it off and laughing when she hears me scream.

0points

Patrick Kyker 2 years ago

I'm sure most the time it was a closet that had the light switch on the outside that they converted to a bathroom.

0points

Teresa Taylor 2 years ago

Because, as a younger sibling, it was my job to turn off the light while my sister was in the bathroom. Don't do that to your kids.

0points

I I 2 years ago

my house was a new build in 2007 and both up and down have the light switch outside , it annoys the hell out of me still 15 years on

0points

Nathaniel Nganga 2 years ago

yeah when i was showering my little sister turned the light off and would'nt turn it back on it was pretty annoying shes 6 by the way and im 12

0points

Kay 2 years ago

what?

0points

Sea otter simone/ froggy 2 years ago

no siblings i see

2points

Kai David 2 years ago

I installed a key switch in the stairwell. When I turn it off, all the outlets on the 2nd floor turn off, leaving only ceiling lights on. Another switch turns on a mobile jammer, and a third switch turns off the ceiling lights. The boys all lived on the 2nd floor. Don't worry, the upstairs bathroom had a separate illuminator light that turned on automatically

0points

Bubs623 2 years ago

Or outside ANY room. Just inviting fist fights and screaming.

0points

buttonpusher 2 years ago

Hah this goes on all the time. Or someone saying loudly "Are you having a shite?", "Go away!".

0points

Raven DeathShade 2 years ago

We got one with our house 2 years ago. I have only had that happen once, because my 6 year old sister didn't really think about it before turning it off, and she turned it right back on when I told her the bathroom was occupied.

0points

Dutchman Callypso 2 years ago

I used to do it to my mom too 😂 She wasn't happy

0points

Stew 2 years ago

I've been trapped inside the bathroom multiple times like this. Door locked from the outside, light turned off. I love getting revenge after this tho.

0points

De Gueb 2 years ago

In Spain it has to be outside, I did my certification to be an electrician and it can't be inside unless its a fancy watertight with IPS rating so it's much easier to put it outside.

0points

Andy Acceber 2 years ago

Interesting. We don't have that in my country. I can definitely see how that would be a problem.

0points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

I recently bought a house. What's the first thing my sister does when she sees the light is outside? I don't even think we have had one like that before.

0points

Sue Lynn Chan 2 years ago

Yep, that's me but to my cousins.

0points

Adam C 2 years ago

Why is it outside anyway?

0points

AnnaBanana 2 years ago

Switches are inside the bathroom in Australia, too. But we have pretty strict requirements when it comes to waterproofing wet areas.

1point

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones "Please don't tell mum! Look, you can hit me back!"

HarpyFA , bady abbas Report

Final score:

178points

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DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago

And the amount of fear, anxiety, dread, waiting for them to accept the offer before mom hears the cries 😭

64points

beetleeagle667 , Limor Zellermayer Report

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones The fact that as the oldest sibling you may give the younger siblings s**t. But nobody else is allowed to give them s**t.

You also love them more than they could ever know.

Final score:

174points

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Helen Haley 2 years ago

I am the only one allowed to torture my sister.

66points

Moreover, Helen argues that findings that generalize about siblings can be misleading. “For example, findings on the influence of birth order or recent research asserting that sibling relationships are more important than parent relationships. Often, these findings do not also acknowledge the influence of other important variables, including psychological, family, systemic, developmental, environmental, and cultural factors that mediate the influence of the sibling relationship,” she said.

Helen continued by saying that this explains why such findings do not fit for many people. “Take sibling conflict. It is not necessarily negative. Parental warmth during sibling conflict, for example, influences if the sibling conflict leads to healthy rather than divisive sibling relationships. It can help prepare one to develop problem solving and negotiation skills.”

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Having someone who is both an accomplice and a rival

zombiebane , Annie Spratt Report

Final score:

159points

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Helen Haley 2 years ago

If they're younger siblings, they're your minion.

57points

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones “Dude come here”

“Why?”

“I wanna show you something”

“No, you’re gonna hit me”

cheese-blanket , Anna Shvets Report

Final score:

148points

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DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago

B- "QUICK! QUICK! COME HERE YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!! YOU'RE GOING TO MISS IT!! QUIIICK, YOU PIG" Me (running at a speed I've never known myself to achieve): WHAT!? WHERE!!? B- (holding a mirror infront of my face) "Oh lookie, a real life DUMBASS"

44points

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Hating someone who is literally just sitting in the same room as you and isn't doing anything, just their presence is annoying

reddit , Andrew Seaman Report

Final score:

144points

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DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago

It's funny when you're in third person, watching two siblings fight. I've seen my cousins throw slippers, and utensils at each other for a KitKat piece. That was the highlight of my day!

43points

The clinical psychologist also noted that “while generalizations do not fit for many sibling relationships, growing up with siblings generally is accompanied by having a stronger sense of being part of a family and with feeling less alienated and alone.”

Helen argues that siblings have a daily influence in our lives. “Therefore, [siblings] can be associated with many strong emotional memories including sharing together in the traditions, joys, secrets, and challenges in family life,” she explained. What’s interesting is that although siblings encounter the same experiences, they experience them in their own unique way and these can be sources of challenge and connection.

The soul crushing grief when one passes away.

Also the connection to another human being that can validate your experiences. Having someone who can say, "yes, that really happened.".

My younger sister passes suddenly about three years ago. I have a younger brother as well and we were all able to call each other when we had nightmares to figure out if it was a memory or a dream. We were each other's PTSD support group.

My brother is currently living with and caring for our elderly father who was our tormentor for decades. I could not love or appreciate him more. I tried. I couldn't do it. He is still abusive and aggressive. When my brother gets overwhelmed, I am only a phone call away, to listen, validate and support him. We are all each other has and I know that I will always have his back and vice versa. Siblings are as big a blessing later in life as they are imagined a curse when growing up.

Yinzer63 Report

Final score:

140points

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ZAPanda 2 years ago

wow. Thanks for this personal note. Similar story here.

25points

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Ownership of the TV remote was a matter of life or death

beerbellybegone , Annie Spratt Report

Final score:

128points

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Diya 2 years ago

It has been mine for a record of 4 minutes thats the longest anyone has ever gone.

25points

#10

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones You may give your kidney but you will never give that tv remote

no000bmaster69 , Ketut Subiyanto Report

Final score:

127points

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River Webb 2 years ago

well the tv remote is a matter of life or death, but kidney not so much

26points

According to Helen, another way having siblings may influence you is that starting one’s own family and having a child can feel more familiar, known and natural when one has siblings.

The clinical psychologist who grew up in a large family herself also said that there are a lot of things her fellow siblings fostered in her. “Personally, having siblings has fostered in me a sense of connection and security; empathy; acceptance; compromise; tolerance; an appreciation of diversity; and having a greater focus on and understanding of others,” she explained.

#11

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Making your sibling laugh so their cries are not credible

19you1 , Alex Green Report

Final score:

126points

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Diya 2 years ago

this is the truest thing.

25points

#12

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Having to hide your snacks because they'll be gone in seconds

feather_vs , Denny Müller Report

Final score:

122points

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Adam C 2 years ago

Sister had Ice cream. Me :"Can I have a bite?" Seconds later.. "Adam eat my whole ice cream in 1 bite!!!".

28points

#13

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones The amount of blackmail you have on each other that creates a Cold War scenario

MrOreoMan101 , cottonbro Report

Final score:

118points

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Adele Xie 2 years ago

my b: if u don't give me a piece of that kit kat i'm gonna tell mom that two months ago when we were on vacation you stole a soap bar and put it in your backpack and then you hid it under your pillow for three days then gave it to mom for mother's day then dropped it on the floor and then replaced the soap bar with a potato for a day until you pretended it was lost and then sliced it into pieces and hid it in your rain jacket!

1point

When asked what’s unique about sibling relationships, Helen said that they’re unique because “they share together, with one another, in one of life’s most important relationships, the parent relationship, for better and for worse.” It turns out that “sharing in this relationship can readily elicit complex, myriad feelings such as competition, jealousy, intimacy, inferiority, superiority, and resentment. Siblings face issues related to the sharing and division of parental resources both material and psychological.”

There are many more ways in which sibling relationships are unique, Helen argues. “Sibling relationships are unique because they occupy a distinct and different role relative to parents and other family members, even in cases when the sibling serves as a parent figure. Sibling relationships are unique because sibling roles are more fluid than the parental role and can include elements of being both family and friend.”

#14

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones When your younger sibling is allowed to do things at his young age that you were not allowed to do.

For example :

He could go to bed whenever he wanted at the age of 12 when I was forbidden to go to bed past 10 PM at his age.

He got in trouble for worse s**t than me, but got punished less. (Wayyy less)

He got his phone earlier than me.

When he got bad grades at school, my parents scolded him for a few minutes then forgot about it. When I had bad grades, I would be punished (no computer/video games for a week, grounded for a week, etc..)

That was pretty infuriating.

(For instance, I'm 23 and he's 15)

Crystalide , Adrian Swancar Report

Final score:

111points

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Andrea Josipović 2 years ago

Yesssss. I'm the oldest of 3 sisters and i'm still pissed and will never let it go. -.-

53points

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#15

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Specifically for older siblings:

The wave of fear that shudders through you at the moment that your younger sibling breaks into tears within earshot of your parents because of something you did.

Final score:

107points

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Moolia 2 years ago

Me: Maybe I don’t wanna play because of your rude attitude! My little bro: WAAAAH! (my name) is being meeean to meee

26points

#16

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Getting offered something by your parents, saying no, and then when you see them ask your sibling, you're like, 'Wait a minute, I want that.'

AmusedCoffee02 , Elina Fairytale Report

Final score:

97points

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Diya 2 years ago

There's a part missing from this, it is only when the sibling says y- that you scream and say BUT I WANTED THAT! Then proceed to throw a big tantrum in public, then when you get the thing, not even use it because the satisfaction of stealing something is way better than the atual object you threw a tantrum for.

18points

Ultimately, siblings have a different function in the family than the parents. “For example, siblings support separation and independence from the parents and family; they share in a lived, joint history and experience of their family life, even if their experiences differ; they directly shape the experience of daily family life; they are uniquely able to help their siblings understand dimensions of their family life; and siblings help socialize their siblings in ways that parents cannot,” Helen concluded.

#17

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Having someone to complain about your parents to. I love my parents very much, but they are crazy sometimes

rwatkinsGA , Annie Spratt Report

Final score:

95points

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Auntriarch 2 years ago

This hits home, now that our parents are mid 80s. It doesn't feel disloyal to rant with someone who you know cares and loves them as much as you do

25points

#18

Having a completely different perspective on your childhood is interesting. I have a brother and a sister and their memory of the household when we were kids is completely different than mine.

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Final score:

93points

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Helen Haley 2 years ago

This is entirely accurate.

25points

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#19

Older sibling here. Getting in trouble for EVERYTHING.

Final score:

90points

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Stew 2 years ago

If the younger sibling does something, the eldest gets scolded.

6points

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#20

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Hand-me-down clothes:

Knowing that I would "inherit" my older brother's clothes, he'd take me shopping with him so we could together choose things he'd like and that I'd eventually enjoy wearing once they became mine.

Final score:

87points

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IzzieM 2 years ago

I am a lot younger than my sisters, they would keep items of clothing that they thought were really cool and it was like hitting milestones for me to grow into these items. I loved it!

27points

TheSpicyCabbage , Ksenia Chernaya Report

#21

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Idk if its just my siblings but they would come up to my door and just stand there. "What do you want", nothing just dead silence. And then they walk away with your door wide open

Final score:

84points

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Caro Caro 2 years ago

My youngest brother would lean into me and say " what ya doin'?". I would answer with "what does it look like, I'm reading a book". His response was always ... "I'm bored, lets play a game". Aaaaw

28points

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#22

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Literally dehydrating yourself so you don't lose the prime seat that if you get up from, will be stolen within seconds

Final score:

82points

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Jennifer Barrett 2 years ago

or risking a UTI because you didn't dehydrate yourself and you really need to pee but can't give up the spot

14points

#23

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones That’s it’s possible to love someone who you usually hate

EasternRayz , Elina Fairytale Report

Final score:

79points

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Diya 2 years ago

I thought the kid in the pic was holding their middle finger up, and I'm like thats next level hate bro.

13points

#24

Siblings are the only people (mostly) around the same age you spent your entire childhood with, if you complain about the annoying habits of your parents, they will understand. And I can still call my brother "little brother" even though we're both in our late thirties and he's taller than I am

slimfastdieyoung Report

Final score:

78points

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Jiska Veldhuizen 2 years ago

Haha yes! My brother is 28 and so much bigger than I am but he will always be my little brother.

12points

#25

"Look out your own window" - every car journey

classiccarmex Report

Final score:

73points

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Parvana szoelana 2 years ago

I always bring a blanket to cover my siblings window.

8points

#26

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Only the powerful or fast get to take hot showers

demonardvark , Carson Masterson Report

Final score:

70points

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Sue Lynn Chan 2 years ago

Luckily my home has multiple bathrooms

10points

#27

How to love someone who's a total pain in the arse

damagedstar Report

Final score:

66points

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DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago

Love? What love? I will tear him limb to limb next time he tries to touch my hair

19points

#28

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones It's so satisfying finally being player one when you were player 2 for years

megaman0781 , EVG Kowalievska Report

Final score:

64points

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Judo Flipped By Nobody 2 years ago

my brother banned me from being player one on the WiiU after i accidentally deleted everything we had done on Rayman

11points

#29

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Oldest gets the front seat. I am the eldest of 4 and had a monopoly on that front seat until we were all old enough to have our own cars

1HeyMattJ , Pavel Danilyuk Report

Final score:

61points

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Judo Flipped By Nobody 2 years ago

we also did this in my family, and the youngest had to sit in the middle of the three seats in the backseat

15points

Imtherealwierdly , Szauer Jennifer K Report

#30

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones "Mom said it's my turn to play the Xbox"

Final score:

58points

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Diya 2 years ago

LIES. I know cause I've used this before 😅

19points

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#31

The invisible line down the exact middle of the back seat of the car.

Final score:

35points

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Caiman 94920 2 years ago

There's also one down the middle of the shared bed...inch your toe over the line and fights ensue

10points

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#32

Having to sprint to the bathroom after saying something mean or throwing the last punch because it's the only room in the house that locks.

And then struggling to get the door closed behind you as they start beating and kicking it down like you are in some kind of psycho killer horror movie.

At that moment all care for anyone's safety goes out the window. But the relief you feel when you finally get that door closed is immense... until you inevitably have to open it...

Final score:

32points

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Judo Flipped By Nobody 2 years ago

yesss this is so true

8points

#33

The best part is how you have a lot of anger towards them for something they did, yet the next minute you are still willing to drop everything for them and carry on as nothing happened.

Being_grateful Report

Final score:

30points

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Stew 2 years ago

While they're sleeping we just go awwww

2points

D**kcheese_McDoogles , Annie Spratt Report

#34

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones This is one younger siblings might not understand.

The moment you realize that your little brother or sister is their own person, and that they no longer idolize you as everything that they want to be.

He used to look up to me as the coolest guy in the world. I knew things he didn't, I could do things he couldn't, he would do any favor I asked him, he would even talk about me positively when I wasn't around. I played with him sometimes, but I also feel like I dismissed him, yelled at him, and fought with him too much. It wasn't abusive, but I know I've badly hurt him before, emotionally and physically.

Now I'm out of the house, and he's got his own high school life to deal with, and I'm rarely on his mind. Soon we'll both be adults, and he's essentially gonna become a peer akin to an "old buddy".

Final score:

29points

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Call Me Mars 2 years ago

This with my younger sibling... its really sad.

10points

#35

“I’m not touching you”

jarpar12 Report

Final score:

29points

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Parvana szoelana 2 years ago

I wasn't touching her, I was shooting her with my nerf.

9points

#36

If you’re the oldest sibling: seeing how much more lenient your parents become and how much more your younger siblings can get away with than you did.

prettyeyedgrl Report

Final score:

27points

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Parvana szoelana 2 years ago

how come my sister can eat a tub of ice cream but i can't drink coke

7points

#37

From a social perspective, I'm essentially an acquaintance of my sister but I'd still perish to save her life

bannedbutnew Report

Final score:

25points

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zovjraar me 2 years ago

my sister is 8 years younger than me so we didn't really grow up together. we have none of the same interests, either. but i would absolutely die for her.

4points

#38

Having someone to talk to that 100% understands you as a person. Has the same humor, emotional responses. Someone you can be totally vulnerable and real with and never worry about judgment or their love flickering. My brother is my best friend, we've served as anchors for each other for decades and I love him unlike anyone else.

metajenn Report

Final score:

25points

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Huddo's sister 2 years ago

The sense of humour is important- my siblings and I never win Cards against humanity when we are playing with others because no one else finds the things we do funny.

4points

#39

The "I'm not in your room. I'm in the doorway" s**t

loolitsrandom Report

Final score:

25points

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Stew 2 years ago

Just close the door. Don't slam it. They'll cry for mom. Let them stand in the doorway.

2points

#40

When me and my brother were kids everything had to be equally shared. Especially food.

To the point where we put the glasses side by side to get exactly the same amount of juice for each one. I recall one time we counted the amount of Pringles chips and split them into two equal amounts. The crumbles and broken chips went to parents of course.

georgekychan Report

Final score:

22points

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PandaGoPanda 2 years ago

I (eldest of two) went out for dinner with two friends, one an only child and the other one of six. When a tray of bite size items was put in front of us, the has-siblings friend and I immediately said "Oh, that's three each of those ones, two each of those and those". The only child asked in amazement "How did you work that out so quickly?". A lifetime of sharing equally, my dear ...

9points

#41

The Little Brother Screech. It occurs when the inferior brother has realized that he has committed an impulsive, grave offense against the superior one...an offense that has crossed a line. And he realizes this just slightly too late, beyond the point at which anything can be changed. Having seen the flash of fury in your eyes, he now sees his life flash before his own. He knows he is about to suffer, deservedly so, and all he can do is scream in existential terror, because he is powerless in the face of the inevitable, and nothing--not even Mom--can save him.

Dahhhkness Report

Final score:

21points

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Stew 2 years ago

*intense music plays* (Pirates of the Carribean theme?)

3points

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#42

That regularly insulting each other and flipping each other off is a sign of love. It's when we don't do that that something is wrong!

YoureNoGoodDuck Report

Final score:

21points

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Stew 2 years ago

Why is this true tho? I can't call them my sisters if I don't insult them and make fun of everything they do.

4points

#43

Sharing. It's simple, but I've never met an only child who truly understands how to share.

E: I know there are plenty of people without siblings who are capable of sharing, but it's learned in a different way. Growing up, my friends and I had the constant threat of "it's your sister's turn with x" looming over us, even if the object, food, activity, etc., was entirely ours. Even now that I'm 25 I am still prepared daily for my sister to knock on my door and ask if there's a laptop charger she can borrow.

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Final score:

21points

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Shelli Aderman 2 years ago

As an only child who is parenting two, I understand this.

7points

#44

Feel that your mom loves your sibling more than you even if she's denying it

Catgirl14 Report

Final score:

21points

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Raven DeathShade 2 years ago

In my case, I realized that the favorite child deserved it. Now I'm the one my parents are the most focused on, since I'm both severely depressed and heading into college.

3points

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#45

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones no one:

not even a single soul:

my brother: u wanna fight huh let's fight

datkumbayas**t , Timothy Eberly Report

Final score:

21points

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Judo Flipped By Nobody 2 years ago

my little brother does this still, even tho he can't beat me, i just trip him and win XD

7points

#46

Having your parents call you your siblings name.

crash_nebula3005 Report

Final score:

21points

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Judo Flipped By Nobody 2 years ago

and their old teachers, and your cousins, aunts, uncles, everyone calls me by my sisters names

7points

#47

If your mother doesn't have enough money to buy one for each one no one gets anything.

PedroFPardo Report

Final score:

21points

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Atchaco-Leigh 2 years ago

A yes, in a household with a set of twins, having 1 pudding is worse than having none.

1point

twentyonerooms , Monika Balciuniene Report

#48

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones All siblings have their own weird language and ways of communicating that no one else can possibly understand

Final score:

21points

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Judo Flipped By Nobody 2 years ago

Me and my brother had a convesation that went like this: "Hm?" "Hm." "Hmmm!" "HM!" "hm" *leaves*

13points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

#49

Eating things you don’t actually want at that moment because if you don’t have them now they’ll be gone and you’ll never get them. I call it defensive snacking

breadhead84 Report

Final score:

20points

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ZAPanda 2 years ago

it's called pre-emptive snack.

7points

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#50

The unfairness of waiting until you're old enough to get something you've wanted forever only to have your younger sibling also get one at 4 years younger.

I'm still not over getting a computer at 11 after asking for three years only to hear my parents say "you're not old enough," then my younger sister gets one not a week later at 7 years old.

Absolute_Hype Report

Final score:

20points

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Judo Flipped By Nobody 2 years ago

My little brother got his first phone in like second grade or something, i didn't have one until fifth grade, the pc came three years earlier for him than me.

2points

#51

Having to give stuff up to your younger sibling

FreeTekashi69 Report

Final score:

19points

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Auntriarch 2 years ago

My brother wasn't actually happy about getting to wear my old t shirts

3points

#52

Food tax.

Older sibling nice enough to warm up leftover pizza for you, but it comes with a HUGE bite taken out of it.

OutrageousThing Report

Final score:

19points

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deadinside 2 years ago

not necessarily food as tax tho. 21F cooks herself and 17ftM pasta? 17ftM does the dishes. but it works both ways. 17ftM walks the dogs? 21F is picking up the sh!t

1point

#53

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones The ever-changing alliances, is my brother on my side or my sister's side today?

beerbellybegone , Nathan Dumlao Report

Final score:

18points

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Beck 2 years ago

I never got to experience any of this. I was 11 when my brother was born so by the time he was 3 or 4 i was in high school and if had a baby at 18 so he was an uncle at 7. We never had sibling rivalry. He is almost 32 and im 43 now.

3points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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#54

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Having your sister, and her friends, dress you up in their clothes, put on makeup, and make you prance around the house to Britney Spears. That happened to everyone else, right?

notathrowawayoris , Thamires Teles Report

Final score:

18points

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Auntriarch 2 years ago (edited)

Absolutely, my brother was Lady Davina. And we have photographic evidence

4points

#55

That it is like a game of Survivor. Alliances, games, someone wins, someone is voted off the island

729baoht Report

Final score:

17points

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#56

As an older brother, you become overprotective of your siblings in certain situations. If I get a bad vibe on the guy my sister is interested in, I will put the fear of god in said person.

Destroyerpete95 Report

Final score:

16points

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Kai David 2 years ago

My cousin (female) got married to an argentinian. He and I stepped out for a smoke together. I opened up my jacket to reach for my pack, making sure he got a clear view of everything. As we lit up, my gaze never left him. There won't be any problems in your marriage? His face went white, no sir. Good. Congrats on your marriage. 10 years later, she flew in to visit. She demanded to know what I said to her husband because he is terrified of me. I told her I didn't say anything. We went out for a smoke. I then opened up my jacket to reach for a pack of smokes and she saw my side piece. She rolled her eyes and started laughing.

3points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

#57

One moment you guys are cool but then the next you are beating each other up

Faithz2255 Report

Final score:

15points

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Stew 2 years ago

Elder one: Wait! Isn't that my pencil case? I've been looking for it everywhere! Middle child: *gets bored and starts a fight for a silly reason* Youngest: *gets bored and starts annoying elder siblings and ends up getting hit*

3points

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#58

Parents trying to extract info about the others from you.

yourgoodplace Report

Final score:

15points

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Stew 2 years ago

About grades yes. Oh! You got a 95 out of a hundred! Did you top the class? No! Who did them? How much did they score? See, they could do better than you which means that you could also have done better if you tried! Don't study! You're never gonna change! You'll be a failure in life.

2points

#59

Being a human remote control when your older sibling can't find the remote.

kpcloud Report

Final score:

15points

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Adam Zad 2 years ago

My sister said "i don't like frisbees because you need a dog or a brother to retrieve it."

1point

#60

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Being hit by your sister but being taught that you can't hit girls

J0uke , Ron Lach Report

Final score:

14points

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Isabella 2 years ago

I did this to my brother, but my mum caught me in the act and punished me.😄

13points

#61

Trying to wrestle your older sibling

iiLyfeon Report

Final score:

14points

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Stew 2 years ago

And getting hit but still going for it again 5 minutes later.

0points

#62

The differences in how each sibling is raised or treated by the parents

PortalOutVoyd Report

Final score:

14points

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Amaiya Intres 2 years ago

FOR REAL! AND FOR NO REASON!

1point

#63

People Are Sharing The Things Those "Without Siblings Will Never Understand" And Here're 30 Of The Most Accurate Ones Having an older sibling come into your room without asking but you can't tell them to get out because they're several years older and won't listen to you, so you have to deal with them being in your room for no reason.

Deblebsgonnagetyou , Marta Wave Report

Final score:

13points

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ZAPanda 2 years ago

hmm ... we never had separate rooms... kind a luxury

3points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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#64

The exhilarating rush of that first time you call shotgun before your older sibling

StanzoBrandFedoras Report

Final score:

13points

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Fricsmom 2 years ago

Or beat them at monopoly!

2points

#65

Getting REALLY good at ganging up on Mom to piss her off

reddit Report

Final score:

13points

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Call Me Mars 2 years ago

I and my sibling will do this, even if we are in the biggest fight. We always know what buttons to push so we can get our way.

7points

#66

A moment of quiet at home.

itzrajj Report

Final score:

13points

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Judes 2 years ago

I'm one of five, so the first night I spent fully alone was when I was 22 years old in my own flat.

4points

#67

Looking up to your big brother who's five years older. Especially when he was 16 and I was 11 I genuinely thought he was the coolest person on earth, Pretty sure he thought I was really annoying. I would always hang out in his room when I was bored. It was when I was around 16, 17ish and he was about 22 that we started to get along really well. Sort of the way we did before he hit puberty. We are mostly known as the crazy Scheibler brothers. Even our older sister always remarks on how kuku we sometimes behave. He is one of maybe two people I know with whom I can talk about everything while eating some sushi and downing some vodka.

Scheiblerfunk Report

Final score:

12points

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Judo Flipped By Nobody 2 years ago

In our household, everyone knows my older borther is the coolest person on earth, and he is! I got sick at school once, and he drove to pick me up, gave me a bottle of Coca Cola, and drove me home, he even got me chocolate! And none of the others in the house can ever beat him in any videogame, except Gang Beasts, me and my little brother are the only ones who can win that game.

4points

College Student Does Exactly As Told After Roommates Demand They Keep Their Stuff In Their Room

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#68

Resenting your sibling who lives in the same city as your parent but isn't doing anything to help your ailing mother making you drive 3 hours each way weekly to make sure she doesn't starve or be mistreated.

differentiatedpans Report

Final score:

12points

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#69

Going to watch them play sports. Why does it seem that a 1-hour game takes a lifetime?

cDubz4 Report

Final score:

12points

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Isabel Care 2 years ago

Never had to watch sibling sports. Dad insisted that we watch him play football when we were very young. All complained that we were cold, hungry and bored. Mum agreed with us and was suddenly "too busy" to take us along and look after us there. She was too busy to start with, but dad used to sulk and throw tantrums until he got his own way.

1point

#70

Having to share almost everything

Brastimou Report

Final score:

12points

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#71

closing that TV thing with your hands so your sibling can't change the channel you are currently watching

reddit Report

Final score:

11points

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Christopher Hosmer 2 years ago

We had a hallway with a light switch on each end for the single light in the middle. Ours was leaving the hallway at night and putting the switch balanced perfectly in the middle so the light couldn't be turned on from the dark end.

1point

#72

That if you don’t get enough food with your first serving, you probably won’t get seconds! Or you have to literally inhale your food.

On a random (lol) side note, I eat my food really quickly now and get very upset when people eat “my” food, even if there’s plenty of it.

RonnyTwoShoes Report

Final score:

11points

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Shelli Aderman 2 years ago

Clearly you do not have a Jewish/Italian/Korean mom! 🤣 NO ONE STARVES IN MY HOUSE! 🤣 Even with limited means, I don’t know how to cook small amounts!

1point

#73

Spending an hour looking for that one shirt, pants whatever that would match your outfit PERFECTLY! Going to school with something else on

Only to come home to find your brother wearing that very shirt/pants you've been looking for.

And trying your ABSOLUTE best not to go after him

TheRealist157 Report

Final score:

11points

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Isabel Care 2 years ago

School uniform and different schools meant that this wasn't a problem

0points

girl_who_loves_girls Report

#74

Getting your a** beat by an older sibling and then offering each other tater tots to make it up

Final score:

10points

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#75

getting hit with various game console remotes. the worst one for me was a Wii remote with the Mario kart wheel attachment

rose-soap Report

Final score:

10points

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Judo Flipped By Nobody 2 years ago

i can say that hurts from expirience

0points

#76

Realizing you were probably the "plan A that didn't work out"

isleofthelost Report

Final score:

10points

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Raven DeathShade 2 years ago

I found out at 14 that my parents weren't yet married when I was conceived. And I found out earlier this year that I was the only reason they got married, since their families didn't like them being together. And now they have 9 other kids and are very happy together XD.

2points

#77

no one says "sis" or "bro" to their siblings

peridyy Report

Final score:

10points

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Call Me Mars 2 years ago

Wattpad Y/N be like

3points

Kittycat_Cumbercatch Report

#78

Basing your career choices on your big siblings out of competitiveness for your parent's love, approval, and the power hierarchy

Final score:

9points

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Raven DeathShade 2 years ago

My main goal is to go through college, since my big brother dropped out during his first year. He's doing well for himself, though.

0points

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Spikey boi 2 years ago (edited)

When I was little, the door on my room locked from the OUTSIDE. My little brother would lock me in always and it was the worst feeling ever. I got my revenge on him though eventually.

8points

DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago

May I ask, HOW revenge!!?

1point

Banana 2 years ago

I am an older sibling of 2 people and this is the most relatable most ever.

4points

Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago

Same :)

2points

Sue Lynn Chan 2 years ago

I think you forgot one things: being a slave/ maid.

4points

Banana 2 years ago

so true

0points

D20 Games 2 years ago (edited)

I love my brother. Yes we had a lot of these posts growing up, but we also had each other's backs. Mother clearly favored him. We both knew it too. He did what he could to help. I knew then, and I still know now, that it wasn't his fault or doing. Our mother wanted boys only. I was treated like a leper. My brother took care of me, took me under his wing. I learned all kinds of cool stuff with him. To anyone out there who has a sibling like mine, Thank You, for being there.

3points

Auntriarch 2 years ago

My mother does tend to listen more to my brother, but we get our heads together and decide what needs to be said, and he does the saying. Here's to good brothers!

1point

Peppy Piplup 2 years ago (edited)

What about that thing where you're dividing a drink between each other and you spend too long staring at the water level to make sure your siblings never got a single millimetre more than you?

2points

Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago

That was on the list :)

1point

Peppy Piplup 2 years ago

The other day I taped a knife to my Kirby plush and left it on my brother's computer before he came home from school. The scream followed by hysterical laugher could be heard from the other side of the house.

2points

Isabella 2 years ago

They forgot about "yes, you can hate your sibling, there is no such thing as loving family member unconditionally if they are a piece of trash"

1point

That_Gay_Cousin3 2 years ago

This list is SO relatable!

1point

Nina 2 years ago

When I was little my brother looked up to me always. But because of my anger issues he was always scared. We could never mess around or have the kind of relationship that other kids do because my parents were scared that I would hurt him. I love him so much and I just wish we were closer.

1point

GaeFrog 2 years ago

As an only child I can't relate to any of these

1point

AmmoniteCat 2 years ago

Exactly. I wish I had a sibling.

0points

Chinmayee Kalghatgi 2 years ago

I am the eldest and i hate the way my brother breathes and how he exists but once every few somethings we have so much fun together that we forget we are sworn enemies

1point

Martine 2 years ago

I am the third of six and all of these are relatable :))) But I still cannot live without any of my siblings, love them all!

1point

hi people 2 years ago

You forgot something: "Get out of my room." "no." After another 5 minutes *Sibling gets out." "CAN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR!?"

0points

Atchaco-Leigh 2 years ago

Me and my Twin will always help the other out, but you want the last pudding, yogurt or the TV remote, things won't be pretty.

0points

KT 2 years ago

my older siblings would use me to shout swear words to see if our parents would storm in, they never did they were too smart and knew what was going on

0points

Ms.GB 2 years ago

My brother had a little cubby under his bed and he used to stick he in there and stuff pillows in after me until I cried that I couldn't breathe, also used to tie me to a chair and leave me there until I could wiggle myself out when he didn't want to play...I must have been a really annoying little sister

0points

Annamagelic 2 years ago

As an only child currently raising 3 children of my own, I've got to say sometimes sibling relationships are just baffling. They do seem to like each other far more often than they seem to hate each other so hopefully we are doing something right.

0points

Sanchez Vasile 2 years ago

fck, i didn't have any of these. ,y brother was part of the satanist plan with the family, they kept talking together about me but never told me why, maybe the securitate knows, where they passed it, and all relatives, friends, neighbors, colleagues etc.

0points

Catherine Venture 2 years ago

Mum only had me as a carer for her pfb male, spoilt handicapped brat with learning difficulties and he he bullied me right from birth. I hated my family which was a good Christian family. My schoolwork suffered badly because of and no one noticed or cared about my welfare

0points

René Studer 2 years ago

During the car ride: „Stop making me laugh, dad‘s getting angry.“

0points

Raven DeathShade 2 years ago

As the second oldest of 11, I am once more left to wonder about how weird other people are XD.

0points

Redemption Rose 2 years ago

This post is super relatable!

0points

A Jones 2 years ago

This is super relatable as being 2nd oldest of 5 kids. Like since I'm not the oldest I'm not always that "free babysitter" or the one to take all the responsibility. But that's a double edge sword as you're not always looked up too. Also I'm surprised they didn't mention about theft of clothes in this thread. Seriously that's a common crime among sibs.

0points

Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago

They did. They mentioned trying to put together the perfect outfit, giving up, and coming home from school to find your sibling wearing the item you were looking for.

1point

DennyS (denzoren) 2 years ago

I don't have any siblings so I really appreciate these posts that give me an insight into what it's like and I must say, while I absolutely love my alone time I do sometimes wish I had a sibling. It might have helped with my social anxiety or you know, having someone to relate too.

0points

Spikey boi 2 years ago

When I went to the arcade when I was little with my grandma, she always made us split the tickets. It really pissed me off becuase I usually won more than my brother. I love my grandma but yea, she was a ticket communist.

0points

Not Proud British 2 years ago

As a parent, can I just say - treating younger ones favourably only happens in the older ones' heads. My eldest complains that he got a phone before she did, he was allowed out longer, etc. Nope. Didn't happen. She just has a skewed memory and wants to think that she is being treated unfairly, so she 'remembers' not having a phone until she was 15. She was actually 13 and in her first year of secondary school (high school in the US) - same as her brother. So all you who complain that they got bigger, better things earlier than you did - re-examine that memory. You WANT that to be the case, but 9 times out of 10, it isn't.

-2points

Kevin Knaap 2 years ago

That's a strong claim you make there. I believe it's pretty normal for parents to not want to admit to favoring the youngest. At least in my experience. Strange of you to make it out to be something that really doesn't happen. Yes we misremember but saying that parents basically are always right is just wrong. I have seen the youngest be treated very mildly very often.

2points

Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago

Your experience is not everyone's experience. If you ask 10 people who are oldest children if they were treated differently than their youngest sibling, 9 (maybe all 10) will say yes. I'm 50 and my youngest sibling STILL gets treated differently! I have some perspective now. I know that their finances were MUCH different when I was young. They were much more comfortable when he was young, so they were able to say yes to things for him that they couldn't for me. I didn't understand that as a kid, of course. But your statement is just wrong. Sorry. You can't apply your experience to everyone else. It doesn't work that way.

1point

Memere 2 years ago

That may be YOUR personal experience, but it certainly wasn't mine. My younger siblings most definitely got better treatment.

1point

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Spikey boi 2 years ago (edited)

When I was little, the door on my room locked from the OUTSIDE. My little brother would lock me in always and it was the worst feeling ever. I got my revenge on him though eventually.

8points

DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago

May I ask, HOW revenge!!?

1point

Banana 2 years ago

I am an older sibling of 2 people and this is the most relatable most ever.

4points

Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago

Same :)

2points

Sue Lynn Chan 2 years ago

I think you forgot one things: being a slave/ maid.

4points

Banana 2 years ago

so true

0points

D20 Games 2 years ago (edited)

3points

Auntriarch 2 years ago

My mother does tend to listen more to my brother, but we get our heads together and decide what needs to be said, and he does the saying. Here's to good brothers!

1point

Peppy Piplup 2 years ago (edited)

What about that thing where you're dividing a drink between each other and you spend too long staring at the water level to make sure your siblings never got a single millimetre more than you?

2points

Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago

That was on the list :)

1point

Peppy Piplup 2 years ago

2points

Isabella 2 years ago

They forgot about "yes, you can hate your sibling, there is no such thing as loving family member unconditionally if they are a piece of trash"

1point

That_Gay_Cousin3 2 years ago

This list is SO relatable!

1point

Nina 2 years ago

1point

GaeFrog 2 years ago

As an only child I can't relate to any of these

1point

AmmoniteCat 2 years ago

Exactly. I wish I had a sibling.

0points

Chinmayee Kalghatgi 2 years ago

I am the eldest and i hate the way my brother breathes and how he exists but once every few somethings we have so much fun together that we forget we are sworn enemies

1point

Martine 2 years ago

I am the third of six and all of these are relatable :))) But I still cannot live without any of my siblings, love them all!

1point

hi people 2 years ago

You forgot something: "Get out of my room." "no." After another 5 minutes *Sibling gets out." "CAN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR!?"

0points

Atchaco-Leigh 2 years ago

Me and my Twin will always help the other out, but you want the last pudding, yogurt or the TV remote, things won't be pretty.

0points

KT 2 years ago

my older siblings would use me to shout swear words to see if our parents would storm in, they never did they were too smart and knew what was going on

0points

Ms.GB 2 years ago

0points

Annamagelic 2 years ago

0points

Sanchez Vasile 2 years ago

0points

Catherine Venture 2 years ago

0points

René Studer 2 years ago

During the car ride: „Stop making me laugh, dad‘s getting angry.“

0points

Raven DeathShade 2 years ago

As the second oldest of 11, I am once more left to wonder about how weird other people are XD.

0points

Redemption Rose 2 years ago

This post is super relatable!

0points

A Jones 2 years ago

0points

Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago

They did. They mentioned trying to put together the perfect outfit, giving up, and coming home from school to find your sibling wearing the item you were looking for.

1point

DennyS (denzoren) 2 years ago

0points

Spikey boi 2 years ago

0points

Not Proud British 2 years ago

-2points

Kevin Knaap 2 years ago

2points