How many siblings do you have ?

I had six older brothers and two older sisters. Now it is me and one eighty-five year old brother who is in a nursing home. He has been a type 1 diabetic since his twenties, and it is a miracle he's made it to eighty five. We all loved each other, visited often and had wonderful great big family reunions. Being the youngest I feel sorta' abandoned. Thank God for my children and grand children.
 
hawkdon said:
2 bro's passed on, 1 sis passed on, 3 sis's still kicking it.....
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Hey your family was the same size as mine. If you’re familiar with Star Trek the next generation you will know who the Borg are and how individuals are named. By that nomenclature I would be Second of Seven and my poor, only sister was Fourth of Seven. How about you?

I’ve lost three brothers so far, two younger and my only older one.

Doh! Didn’t realize I’d already answered this. Oh well, one benefit of a fading memory is everything old can be new again.
 
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I am the oldest of 4. I have two terrific sisters and one brother (the youngest) that we really don't talk about, nor do we interact with much. (he lives a VERY different life w/wife & daughter) We're all sprinkled up and down the east coast (of the US).

After our father passed in 2020, my sisters and I invited our girl cousins for a week at the beach in NC. Since all of our parents are now gone, we've decided to make it a bi-annual event. Last year our Sisters & Cousins trip was to northern Michigan! We've had a BALL! First day, we all met for breakfast about 8:30am and sat at the table talking until 3:00pm. So great to re-connect with family.
 
hollydolly said:
I can't remember my other younger siblings being born, I was too young, but I was 7 by the time the baby came along..
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I can remember when my 2nd sister was born. My 1st sister and I stayed with my Mom's aunt and uncle through that and for a couple of weeks. Up in their big farmhouse attic where a lot of kids were staying.

Pretty sure that's where I met my 2nd cousin Alieda. For a while it became a family joke about how infatuated we were with each other. :ROFLMAO: But after I was 6 or so I don't think I've ever seen her again. Big family.
 
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I remember an unpleasant aunt saying that no one should have more than 3 children (she had 3). I was quietly offended since I was the fourth. It got me wondering if I was a mistake.
 
MarkD said:
My baby brother will turn 61 this year too. But I bet your junior partner isn’t ten years younger like mine. He is the best of the lot for me; does younger sister have any competition for your sibling affection?
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sorry, not sure what you mean. My baby sister is 7 years younger but I also have another younger sister ..3 years younger ..she and baby sister can't stand each other.. and I have a younger brother just a year younger than me..he and I were like twins growing up, we went everywhere together
 
Can anyone explain what it's like to lose a sibling..compared say to a parent ?... Not having lost a sibling, I don't know, and I don't have friends either who have.
 
hollydolly said:
Can anyone explain what it's like to lose a sibling..compared say to a parent ?... Not having lost a sibling, I don't know, and I don't have friends either who have.
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Holly, it is hard. In my case, brother was ill with heart issues for many years. It s like losing a part of your life. We expect to out live our parents, but not siblings. Hard to explain
 
hollydolly said:
Can anyone explain what it's like to lose a sibling..compared say to a parent ?... Not having lost a sibling, I don't know, and I don't have friends either who have.
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Losing my mother was hard. She was my first experience at losing someone close.

Losing my brother was sad. He was my only ally when we were young. 39 Was too young to die. I had thought he would be my "family" for a long time and it was hard to adjust to the fact that he was gone. I think his death was the hardest to accept.

I felt nothing when my father died, no sadness or gladness. I think it just depends on your relationship with each person.
 
hollydolly said:
Can anyone explain what it's like to lose a sibling..compared say to a parent ?... Not having lost a sibling, I don't know, and I don't have friends either who have.
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I lost my first sibling when he was 19 and we were very close. Being six years older, I was a mentor to him and he was my protege. In that relationship we each brought out the best in the other. He was driving us in his car when a drunk driver passed out and demolished our car. Nothing my brother could have done to avoid the much larger car. It happened so suddenly. I was devastated and spent about a year deeply depressed.

My second sibling to pass, just younger than me in the pecking order, was 47 when he died in his sleep of a massive heart attack brought on by an unhealthy life style. I was sorry but not surprised to lose him so young. He was a nice guy and I spoke at his service.

Next was my only older sibling, also a brother, in his early 60's. He was also a victim of lifestyle choices. He was a mean SOB and I didn't attend his service nor did I have anything more to do with his widow or children. They were all cut from the same vile cloth.

It varies I guess.
 
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