Childhood sibling rivalry

I’m the same as you Catgrandma my brother was a mean kicking ,scratching, biting boy, a miserable adult, I also tolerated him for my DMs sake as she thought the world of him. Now they are both dead.
I’ve no friends either, just a loving family.

I couldn’t stand my brother when we were children, tolerated him for my mums sake when we became adults, never have anything to do with him now she’s dead. You can’t chose your family...........I am lucky enough to have some wonderful lifelong friends.

I was horrible to my twin brother when I think back now,I used to tell him he was found under the stairs as ladies didn;t have 2 babies at the same time,we are best friends now.

Growing up, my younger sister always used to hide one shoe of a pair from me. It was always the left-footed shoe that went missing too - I'm still not sure why!

I was the youngest of five with 5 years between me and the fourth child so I think the age difference meant there wasn't much rivalry and we definitely didn't play dirty tricks on each other. However I do remember being pinned down by two of my brothers while the third one tickled me which wasn't very nice!!

My younger sister was very shy and not strong physically so used to depend on me in all social situations and, generally, to be her protector.

Come teenage years, she lost her shyness and began to run her own life on her own lines and there were some almighty spats as she threw off my tendency to run her life for her, but it didn't last long. As with Auntieflo we stood together through thick and thin

I cannot remember either of us ever playing unkind tricks on each other or anyone else. I have never liked practical joking. I have always considered it a form of bullying as the 'joke' depends on the humiliation of another individual and I would never do that to anyone, least of all my sister.

I didn't want a brother, but got one. I called him Pauline, because I wanted a sister, but, if one of us got into trouble, we stood together through thick and thin.

My sister and I had a phase of fighting with biting and scratching - I'm so glad I had boys!