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[quote=Anonymous]I was the oldest, my younger brother was 2.5 years younger.  Ever since I could remember, I would just torture the poor guy - beating up on him, trying to make him eat dog-poo sandwiches, pushing him down stairs from the top level, etc.  mind you, if someone else was picking on him, I'd be first in line to beat their ass up, I was very loyal.  But my years of tormenting him were not good, and I think it was probably exacerbated by my mom trying to always control me and the situation - I got angry at her for meddling and then took it out on him when her back was turned.  DB and I are now decently-close, now that mom's moved down to FL and we're here together (he lived in their basement until they moved...he was 35).

I've got 3 kiddos of my own and PRAY that they don't emulate how I was as a sibling.  Oldest child is very loving towards his sister.  Sister is somewhat loving towards her little brother, though I have to keep a close eye on her.  Part of me is biased because of my guilt, I'm extra cautious in watching how she interfaces with her young brother, but I don't want to reinvent what my mother did in fueling the fire between me and my brother.  I felt as though my mother (who was an only child) tried to control every. single. moment between my brother and I, whereas I'm trying to just let siblings be siblings, albeit with a watchful eye.[/quote]

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