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Seeing how siblings usually grow up and grow apart, my brothers and I sort of have this pact that we won’t end up like most families do. Both of my parents have an almost nonexistent relationship with one of their siblings, and as unfortunate as that is, it lies on the other side. The reason that I say that is because my parents are the type of people that will help someone if at all possible and would do as the old saying goes, “give someone the shirt off one’s back.” Being able to see how that is, we’ve all pretty much agreed that that is no option. If I want to call up one of them when I’m older just to see what’s up, I want to be able to do that w/o any awkwardness. With family, especially immediate family, there should be no awkwardness in contacting one another.
The whole spark of this post was a situation over the weekend. I gave my brother a little bit of advice/opinions regarding finances and wanting to try to steer him and his wife in a better direction. We have a great relationship as it is, from being able to joke around with each other between the different type of women we like, to being able to work together with no problems whatsoever. Given that, I wanted to just make sure that I didn’t make him mad or anything with anything I had said. His response was something like, “why would I get mad over something like that? I like to get other’s opinions on things. I think we all have a tighter relationship now than we ever have.” And he is right, we do.
Not only do I want to succeed in life—I want to see them do the same. I think we sort of have a responsibility of helping each other, whether with just advice or whatever, assuming that the other is open to it.
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I read this a few days ago, Shane, and it really touched me. I was even too emotional to comment at the time, but I’m back! It sounds like you have an awesome family, and I think it’s wonderful that your care so much about maintaining these good relationships. There is no one quite like a sibling, as they understand things about your background that even a close friend would not.
Lovely post!
I’m glad you came back to comment!
You are certainly right about being able to understand things about each others background that others would not. They also have the opportunity to see each other develop into the person they become, from childhood to adulthood, in most cases. In my case, my brothers are also my closest friends. So looking out for each other, and keeping our good relationship intact means a lot to me 