Ladies do you have a brother? Men- do you have a sister?

Question

Are they older or younger?
How do you put up with them- I'm a middle child (age 35) and I can't stand either of mine (a younger sis and an older bro)?
What makes an ideal younger/older brother/sister?

How bad are they what do they do?
Long story short- I moved out of home at 17- not spoken to family in more than ten years. Heard about my bi-tchy sis from a friends' friend lately.

Answer 1

I'm an only child - the perfect solution (my Mum and Dad said they got it right first attempt and didn't need to try to improve on me!)

Answer 2

I only have one sibling, an older brother by about 2 years. (I'm 32.) When we were kids and teenagers, we absolutely hated each other. After both of us had moved out of our parents' house, things changed. We're more than brother and sister now. We're friends. And over the years, I realized how much I influenced my brother. A lot of the things he's into and believes in are because of me, not our parents. It's odd for me knowing that my older brother looked up to me when we were younger, instead of the other way around.

Answer 3

I have three older sisters (35, 29, 21) And 1 younger sister and a twin brother. (Younger sis=14) Everyone of them drives me insain except the 21 year old sister. The older sis's are always on my back about stuff... my bro is always scariing away my bf's and dating my friends and my little sis is a freak.

Answer 4

If you were younger I would have thought you had middle child syndrome, but at 35? I have 2 younger sisters and 3 younger brothers, we are all very close and I love them dearly, can't imagine not having them around. There is no secret recipe - I suppose its the way you were brought up, we just happen to be all very good friends.

Answer 5

I'm the only surviving child of 4. My three siblings are dead. (two miscarriages and one brother born premature, only lived two days) So for all intents and purposes, I'm an only child.

To answer your questions...
I'm older than my brother.
I never met him, he lived in the hospital for the two days of his life.

Not having any brothers/sisters, here is my idea, in theory.

An ideal older brother... someone who would be a realistic role model for his sisters, and someone who would help with advice given from a male perspective.

An Ideal older sister... similar to the ideal older brother, but from a female perspective, someone a girl could go to and ask questions she wouldn't dream of asking her parents

An ideal younger brother/sister...someone you could play with, or have fun,

Excellent question by the way.

Answer 6

I am the youngest of 5. I have 2 older sisters and 2 older brothers.

My parents died a few years ago and they all look after me, even though I'm now married with kids.

I am so lucky to have them, I don't know how I would have coped if I was an only child.

Answer 7

I have an older brother ... 10 years older to be exact he is 40 in a couple of weeks! ... we used to hate each other ... rather he hated me! we never really lived together or at least I cant remember ity because he moved out when I was 6 and he was 16! ... he used to try and kill me lol! well not literally but he did do some pretty nasty things that ended up with me getting injured! but now we get on great! I go and see him and we have a drink every now and then and lend each other money and stuff ... its great!

Answer 8

I'm 21 and have a 15 year old bro and 11 year old bro and an 8 year old sister...I now live with my boyfriend and I love it..I see them quite a bit when I go and visit and vice-versa...but I find I get on with them a lot more now I live away from them as I'm not constantly shouting at them (spech the 11 year old who is the most annoying thing in the world..no joke) But I still love them all the same

Answer 9

I'm the youngest of 5.
2 older brothers and 2 older sisters. We get on fine though we constantly take the mickey out of each other.

Answer 10

Am your age I have 2 older brothers and a younger sis, we get along very well because we live in different cities. If there is a moment we need to act together... am the one who is pushing them they know who is the boss. Best suggestion is respect their lifes so they respect yours, if they dont ask for your point of view dont say a word, if they say something you dont like just think you need 2 to fight, so turn arround and they will learn to respect you.

Answer 11

i have an older brother. I used to hate him and argue with him all the time but now out relationship is better. We talk and even hang out at home or out somewhere. I dont think there is such thing as an ideal brother or sister, no one is perfect. Unless you have a wonderful relationship with them and spend time with them i dont think that things would get better between the two of you.