There’s Nothing Like Siblings

Having siblings can be both delightful and a pain in the rear end. When we’re kids, the older ones tend to bully or boss, while the younger ones tend to take over everything they can using their being the youngest as reason to get away with bloody murder…or so it seems.

It can be annoying if you’re close in age. You not only have to deal with them at home, you have to deal with them in school. You often get compared to each other and the expectations are either high or low depending on the performance of your older kin.

It can also be a great thing. You have readily available playmates. You have instant protectors should the need arise and you never really go to a party alone because your sibs will make sure that you either get to tag along or have a date or something; sometimes whether you want to or not.

They can also be your best friends. Nobody will truly understand you the way your siblings do. When the chips are down, you can normally expect that one of them will be on the phone, or on the way to where you are to help you get back on your feet. Yes, they may lecture and scold but that comes with wanting the best for you.

Often we desperately look for friendship and acceptance in classmates and officemates. We try to become part of the cool crowd and belong to the most popular or active groups. What we often fail to realize is that the group that accepts us as we are is already there. We belonged the day we were born and nothing takes away the membership to this club.

So take a day off. Get to know your siblings. It actually gets easier as you grow older if you’ll just give each other a chance.