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I am very close to mine. There is only 2years between me and my big bro and we are very close, and talk alot and share secrets. Although we did fight like cat and dog when we were younger. The other night we were talking and he told me how proud he is of me, i thought that was lovely. The rest of them are all under 10 and i love them all and have lovely bonds with them. Do you still have that kind of relationship with your siblings or did you in the first place?

Yes and no, as you get older and have your own family you're not in each others pockets anymore.

I have a brother 3 yrs younger than me, we get on but don't see much of each other because of distance. A brother 6 years younger, my piglet, who I still feel close too even though 250 miles away. Sister 15 years younger, more like she is my child, and we get on but in a different way. She is 15 mins away, XXX

I am closer to my sisters than I was, although Tina never calls (just in case she's reading this) I don't speak to my brother at all! Julie xxx

No. My brother and I never were very close and he went off to University at 18 then moved to Yorkshire, so it can be years between contact.

Steedie Always got on with my little brother, 4 years' difference between us. Although we did fight it never turned physical more verbal. He's always praising me too, saying he knows I'm capable of going to Uni and getting a Degree. My sister is 2 years' older and we never got on as children, always scrapping over someting. The scars she has given me you would not believe. We tend to get on better now though as we do not see each other every day. She's in Derbyshire and I'm in Notts. Joy

i would still fight with my brother up until i moved out in February tis year, sometimes it did get physical (and cor could i deck him) But after joining the police i backed off cos he started leaning self defense and wouldnt be scared to use it against me LOL! xx

me and my sister have 11 months between us, we never got on then and we dont now, although we dont have fist fights now :-)) my brother is 2 years younger and we are quite close

My only sibling, my brother and I used to be very close when we were younger. Think we were particularly close as my Mum died when I was 14 and he was 12. But he joined the RAF, and has lived all over the world, so we don't see each other too often, As people said, once you get married, you have your own family and don't tend to hear from each other so often, Different with my husband and his sisters, they live locally and they are all still very close to each other. Christine

Never was close to my sister - she has told me recently when I arrived she thought 'huh, why does it have to be in MY room'. My brother used to either ignore me or be horrible to me, but now we get on ok. And my eldest brother, who used to protect me from the other two sometimes, is gone. :-(

There's five years difference between Jon and me but it has no relevance as we're closer these days than during say when I was in my mid-teens and he was a annoying little sprog. Now, he's just a annoying, big $!#?* lol

Never been close to them as I don't have any lol xxhugxx

I think I appreciate my younger brother more because we only met for the first time 2 years ago (I was adopted and he was my birth mother's next child). We have a silly joke about us being brother and sister but never having shared a bath together as children lol! I was very touched last week because he had a difficult situation and I was the person he came to - literally (by train!). We have become very close this last year and I know that we will have a good relationship for life. Mandy :)

Hi Steedie My sister who is 15 years younger than me is my best friend and we are very close. I see her at least twice a week and we phone each other a couple of times a week also. My brother that died last year I was also very close too.(I miss him like crazy) I have two other brothers who I only see at Christmas and odd occasions but that is mainly because of distance. We always were a close knit family but sometimes distance can stop you from seeing your siblings. It isn't that we don't care it's just circumstances don't always allow it. We still all love each other very much and if one of us has a problem I know they would all be there for each other has happened in the past. Nice thread Steedie Regards Jackie

As kids we three fought like cats! My older brother moved to Aussie, and we kept contact although it was sporadic. Little bro and I kept fairly close contact - difficult because i dont like his wife.However , she is the mother of my cherished neice and nephew so I put up and shut up most of the time. When there were 3 of us it didnt seem that important.Now there are only two of us(my older brother died) we decided that life was too short and that whatever happened we would stay close. Earlier this year my sister in law did something which hurt my parents beyond repair - My brother -in defending his wife, decided he would cut ties- and as i told him, you can walk but i'l always follow and be there for you, because you are my brother and I love you, what ever has happened. Those of you that have fallen out with your siblings ...remember how short life is, far too short for regrets jess

my sis is 20 months older than me but we are like chalk and cheese. Mum used to wish we would just fight but we were sarcastic to each other. Thought when I moved up here and only 10 mins from her would see more of her but don't which is a shame she has her own interests and is always out and about and I am at home most of the time doing the mumsy things with the children.

No, and I wouldn't want to be. My brother is many years my senior and always resented me. He treated me badly throughout my childhood and, as a result, we've never really got on as adults. We may be siblings, but we don't like each other, and I no longer keep in touch with him. >*|*<

As one of the 'babie's my older sisters made a fuss of me and still do, I love them all and would be very hurt if I lost contact. Heather

thank you for all your replies. I can understand why someof you dont talk to your siblings or arent as close anymore, but i like what Jess said about life being too short. My mum and nan used to use shock tactics to stop us fighting. They would say imagine if Steph/John got hit by a bus and the last thing you said to him/her was horrible, how would you feel. So even if we had a massive ow we would never leave the house or say goodbye without saying sorry and having a hug !!! xxx

Yes I am just as close to my sister (who is five years my junior )now as I was when I was younger, although we did have the odd fight and argument then ,but we have become closer in a different way as we have got older mainly due to our kids, but we both have the same wicked sense of humour and seem to know what each other is thinking more, the only shame about it is now, is that she lives two thousand miles away ,although we do speak most days via msn and webcam. Marie