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Questions tagged [siblings]

For questions about interactions with siblings. This includes both biological and step-siblings and any adopted siblings.

By definition, siblings have one or both parents in common with you; a brother or sister. You may have lived with them in your childhood, share phone numbers and know personal details of your lives and enjoy shared activities.

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How to tactfully ‘pull up’ sibling for neglecting parent?

My sister has had a lot on her plate recently and is a good person but can be lazy or a bit ignorant sometimes. Our mother is ill. Nothing deeply serious. But still ill. I informed my sister of this a few days ago and my mother mentioned to me today…
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How to set boundaries to a younger sister who wants to live in my house?

Some quick background. I am the second of five children in my family. I live with my older sister in a city located at 88 miles from our hometown. I'm 27 years old and my sister is 29. Meanwhile the rest of my family live in my hometown. The…
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How to deal with distracting siblings?

I am 16 years old and I have 5 siblings. First off, that's plenty right there. Second, they're all younger than me. When I come home from school, they are often very loud and I generally have quite a bit of homework and I can't focus when they are…
user8785
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Sibling entering the parental house without consent

When my parents are on holiday, I take care of their house, it's an arrangement that they and I have had for years now. My brother and sister know this. My parents really don't like it when people come into their home when they're not there,…
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How can I communicate with my sibling about getting a job

I have a younger sibling that has been out of high school a year. He's had one short term temp job and is now looking for another job. In my free time I browse jobs that I think he'd do well at, but there is always a problem with them. These are…
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