Growing up younger siblings always look up to their older siblings. Why do they never admit that they do? Even if their older sibling knows it all along and point it out infront of their younger siblings, younger siblings still deny it and say that they never look up to their older siblings and say that they will never do so. Why do younger siblings never admit that they do look up to their older siblings even if they know they do? I have been thinking for a long time and I can't never seem to understand why.
2007-03-26 05:23:07 · 10 answers · asked by youngwoman 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
i am the youngest of five and i have turned out more productive then the four of my siblings. younger siblings don't necessarily HAVE to look up to older brothers & sisters, what if you give them nothing to look up to? did you ever think of that? they probably look up to some one else that is actually making something of themselves!
2007-03-26 05:28:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree 100% with Sandy. I too am the youngest of 5, and not to say I don't look up to some of my older siblings but not all of them, particularlly the oldest. I am more productive in my life and don't care to look up to someone that has nothing to offer in a positive way. I have and will admit to looking up to some of my siblings for different reasons. However they too have admitted to looking up to the little sister.
2007-03-26 06:26:08 · answer #2 · answered by 20+ years and still in-love! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that when they are very young they look up to them and probably don't know it. However, in the last 20 years I have looked down on mine. She is a true disappointment and consistently antagonizes the family. My parents are at the time in their life when they should be able to do anything they want, but every time they try to leave town my sister comes down with some malady that only they can help with. She's 48 and she is a grown woman, but acts like a 10 year old child. I can honestly say I have not looked up to her since I was about 10. So as far as that theory of yours goes I'd say based on my experiences and my own friends' experiences, you are dead wrong.
2007-03-26 05:49:46 · answer #3 · answered by Alchemist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason why older siblings always want to be better, faster and smarter then the younger ones....but will never admit it. Blood is thicker then water and sibling rivalry is simply a thing of fact.
There is a certain unexplainable chemistry in families.....these are the people we have faught with and faught for..... and we always have their back.......
2007-03-26 05:28:16 · answer #4 · answered by Clarissa 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i am the middle child of five kids. my mom always used that "your older, so your siblings look up to you thing" to make us behave. but face it, noone wants to admit that another persons actions might reflect on their decisions, or general lifestyle. i know i didnt really look up to my older brothers, but rather found a best friend in my younger sister. it just depends on the person and who the older siblings are. noone wants to live in someone else's shaddows, everyone wants to shine for themselves. dont be mad if it seems noone looks up to you, or atleast a younger sibling won't admit it anyways......jus be a good big brother or sister and hope one day, that younger brother or sister will say: "thank you for being a great big sis or big bro"
2007-03-26 05:30:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm youthful too! while i replaced into little, specifically situations i had to be the oldest, yet then lots of the time i like my brother to be oldest because of the fact once I do some thing undesirable, then my mum and dad specifically situations yell at him because of the fact he's being a foul occasion and he's not struggling with me once I do some thing undesirable and that i'm happy approximately it. ; ]. I in basic terms have one older brother by way of ways. All my different acquaintances are the oldest and specifically situations I kinda jealous O_o.
2016-10-19 23:21:21 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe I can shed some insight? I grew up the youngest of 5, and I know I didn't actively know I looked up to them while growing up. We, the youngest, know our positions in the family and really cant stand it. So we strike back by being obnoxious and trying to do everything our own way, all the while using the rest of you as our guide. When we are grown, we know this is why, but when we are young, we ourselves fo not understand oor own motives.
Hope this helps.
2007-03-26 05:51:46 · answer #7 · answered by moonshadow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the reason that they look up to the older kid is simply cuz he is older. its like how you have to look up to your parents cuz their older. also it could be cuz they have nothing else to look up to, or that they just want to do every thing the older kid does cuz they get more attention from the parents. like there is a 7th grader that goes to my school and her older brother just graduated and they are both super geniuses and the best breakdancers but i asked the 7th grader what she is going to do in high school cuz she is like skipping 8th grade and she said what ever my brother does. so i guess i gave you a few ideas for now at least.
2007-03-26 05:32:48 · answer #8 · answered by cassidy m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do this because they dont want to admit you are right. they dont want you to know that they look up to lil ol you. whats the point of having them admit you are right, if you know it is true then leave it at that.
2007-03-26 05:40:50 · answer #9 · answered by Christina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its just somethng that they do. My little sister does the samething to me. But i also do the samething to our older sisters. Its just natural!
2007-03-26 05:31:39 · answer #10 · answered by Janie L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋