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i don't have any so no problems,my other half is one of 12 and none of them get on, my two fight like cat and dog,i just hope they do like each other as they get older K

I'm not particularly close to any of my siblings. They're all much older than me (between 9-11 years), and we're not at all alike. I used to go out and play snooker with my brothers, but gave that up a couple of years ago, and don't see that much of them anymore. I'm closer to my neice, who is more like a little sister.

I get the impression my older sister found being an unpaid babysiter annoying. She is ten years older. We didn't fight because she avoided me whenever possible when I was little. When I left home, I happened to move near her and she kept an eye on me, whether I wanted it or not. Now, ten years on again, even though we live 5 hours drive away, we are best friends. She has no children and her and her husband are devoted to my girls. I love my older brother, and hated him with the intensity of childhood at times. He was the tease. We see him perhaps twice a year. It used to be Christmas only at my Mum's. He leads a different life. RW

i dont know what i would do if i lost one of my brothers or sisters, its amazing how people cope xxxx

Not yet .....I am the only survivor of six. Len

Sadly, no. I have two younger brothers who do not really bother to keep in touch now altho we were close when we were young. Both are very well off now and so from one I get what I call the charity bag at Christmas - wine, chocs and a shopping voucher - the other sends out printed formal cards (even used to send them to my parents) and even tho I try to keep them up to date with family news, they are not really bothered. I gave up with sending them Christmas gifts, as when my son rang to say thankyou for his present(when he was small) they would say 'thanks for your present, we haven't opened it yet but I am sure it is nice' but they never rang back again to say if they liked it. Eventually I asked them to stop buying me anything as I obviously wasn't getting it right with them so would rather not bother. That 's when I started getting the charity bag. Neither of them have ever really been there for me since they married, and have not done much for my son. One has no children but does loads for his godchildren (think his mates only chose him cos he's well off). He never had my son over for a day when he was younger or anything like that, and the other brother used to sell me his son's cast off clothes as I was a single mother. I can live without them but feel sad we aren't as close as some families especially now my parents aren't around. Good thing I have some good friends.

Have never got on with my sister, I'm afraid. She resented me when i was a child and nothing has changed. Now we live 12000 miles apart and i know that once my mum has gone, we will probably never have anything to do with each other again. Its sad and I have wished it were diferent for years, but its not going to chnage, I'm afraid.