Prove an only kid wrong?

[captain_slinky]

As an Only Child, it is my VERY STRONG belief that those of you who HAVE siblings don't actually LIKE your brothers and/or sisters.

Or at the very least I've never met anybody who actually liked their sibling if they grew-up in the same household.

No, it's more like you *tolerate* them, much in the same way that you tolerate your co-workers or the way a hostage would tolerate other hostages, or a prisoner would tolerate the other inmates at the County Lock-Up. You share a space and a living condition with these people long enough, eventually bonds form that are not *like*, not *love*, but FAMILY. You tolerate one another and can reminisce over shared experiences, you might even have common grievances towards your captors - er, Parents.

Am I right, people? or am I SO right?

Comments

[freydis.livejournal.com]

Sorry dude, but I love both my younger sister and my older brother. They are awesome. My older sister is a different story, but that is because she's a bitch.

[telltale.livejournal.com]

I think in most cases, you are SO right.. but since I'm weird - my middle brother (I'm the oldest, I have two younger brothers) is one of my best friends. I love hanging out with him. We're 4 years apart and are complete opposites, but we just get each other and have a quite a few similar interests.
My youngest brother and I sometimes get along, we're more like normal brother and sister. But as he gets older we're tolerating eachother more and more. I took him to the comic book store today, haha.

[d-a-r-a.livejournal.com]

My brother and I are really close...much closer than when we had to live under the same roof though. We had our issues growing up, mostly centering on me hero-worshiping him and wanting to follow him everywhere, I was that annoying kid sister who always wanted to tag along. There is probably no one on earth I am more fiercely protective of than my brother. I know that's a little backwards - he's the big brother - he's supposed to be the over-protective one. But he's just such a gentle soul...he wasn't blessed with the ability to feel wrath that I was. ;) I always say people can screw me over and I barely blink...but fuck with my brother and you'll be on my shit list for a good long time, if not forever.

[nani-ka.livejournal.com]

Its a love-hate thing... You hate them because you're competing for time/space/food/parents time/etc with them, but then you love them because they're you with a different roll of the dice. That & you can speak in that familial shorthand you've all developed because, well, that much time together?

Also (in my case) I really REALLY hate the sister that came right after me, but really like the other 3 siblings after that. Okay, maybe its not hate, its more like we're Arch Rivals or something.

[zannah.livejournal.com]

Sorry, my sister and I are really close/like/love each other a lot. We are very similar in a lot of ways and have similar views on a lot of things. We have always been that way.

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

Ah yes... but if you hadn't had the common upbringing... if she were just a person you knew from work... would you still love her? or would she just be a person you work with who you have a few common interests with.

Also, as an addendum to my original statment? Don't forget that when siblings *do* "Love" one another they run the risk of being down-right creepy. It's okay to *love* your brother, but it's not okay to LOVE your BROTHER.

[zannah.livejournal.com]

Ah yes... but if you hadn't had the common upbringing... if she were just a person you knew from work... would you still love her? or would she just be a person you work with who you have a few common interests with.

Well, that's a completely different question/statement than what you asked in your post. I don't generally like people in general. Which is why I find it even more interesting that I *do* like my sister, despite her many quirks. :)

Regarding your addendum... I'd have to disagree slightly; I've got a number of ex-boyfriends that would have *loved* it if I "loved" my sister. ;)

[lynna12000.livejournal.com]

You got another call from your sister again, didn't you?

There are days when i could cheefully strangle my younger sisters. But on the whole, I couldn't really picture my life without them. Who would understand about being in nookmarm with our Mom, or Patrick the poltergiest?

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

I highly dislike my older brother and get along well with my younger brother.

I've achieved equilibrium...

[amberlorien.livejournal.com]

I'd say you're half right. I have 2 brothers: one I like and love while the other is someone I refuse to acknowledge.

[kiwitayro.livejournal.com]

i have 5 siblings. 2 i tolerate, 3 of them i genuinely like and have fun with and invite over. we grew up in the same household with the same parents, however, i'm 8, 10 and 15 years older than the 3 i like most. (jeez i hope you're not friends with any of them. maybe i'll delete this real quick.) the ones i tolerate are 2 years and 12 years younger than me.
*shrug*

[indigo-tide.livejournal.com]

It is my recent experience that we don't like our sibling until we realize how insane our parents are and having that other person involved makes it a bit more manageable than dealing with the crazy alone.

I am there for my sister but lately, as she's pregnant and emotional, I'm increasingly more annoyed that she calls me every day to tell me how tired she is and that she's been in bed all day.

My sister and I, even as adults, will not get along living in the same house. Been there, done that. And at this point, I don't think living with any family is going to be good.

[pastilla.livejournal.com]

3 sibs, all 4 of us hate each other's guts.

I don't think your theory is true, but wish it were 'cuz it would explain a lot about my life.

[cast-aspersions.livejournal.com]

i do not like anyone in my family.

[valerie-valerah.livejournal.com]

I've got one brother and two sisters, ranging between one and six years younger than I am. At one point in our lives we all shared one bedroom (I was 13, the youngest was 7). Even more weird - we all love each other. We're all really close. We've had our knock-down-drag-out fights and snippy-snappy arguments, but all in all we not only tolerate each other but enjoy each other's company, especially us three girls. I hang out with my sisters more than I do my other friends, and it doesn't bother me at all lol.

My dad has two brothers and two sisters, and they're all pretty close in age, and they get along great, too.

On the flip side, though, a lot of my friends are thisclose to hating their siblings if they don't already.

[kanaetkassad.livejournal.com]

`i have a younger sister and older brother and love them both very muchly!

[collisions.livejournal.com]

I'm late - catching back up on LJ - but I disagree. I like my bro (3 years younger) a lot. We are fairly different in the choices we've made, but have lots of stuff in common and have a blast together. I wish he lived nearby so we could hang out more.

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

Sure, but don't you suppose that if you *did* live closer to eachother and hung-out a lot you might kinda get sick and tired of all the "Different Choices" he makes on a daily basis? Think back to when the two of you lived together... was it "Oh Boy I get to live with one of my BEST FRIENDS" or was it "If Mom and Dad weren't right here, i would so totaly kill you in your sleep"?

The larger the geographical distance between siblings, the more likely they are to be able to convince themselves that they really love that person that they once plotted the demise of on a nearly daily basis.