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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My brother and I are 6 years apart.  We were very close when we were little, then less so during my moody teenage years.  My parents worked late hours so I took care of him when we were little and picked him up from school when I was old enough to drive.  We spent most of our days together.  We are less close now but that is due to my leaving for college in another state and settling down there, I think, and not our age difference.  Neither of us are phone people, but we chat frequently online, text, and do Facetime every weekend with my 14 month old.  My DH has a sister that lives nearby.  They are two years apart and when they are together, they squabble constantly and it's like they've both regressed to eight year olds (calling each other retards, telling each other to shut up, etc.)

I do think of myself more of a BigSister than just a sister to my brother, and he vacillates between asking me for advice and being contrary just to be rebellious.  He does still talk to me and takes my advice more than he will from my parents, and they will often call to ask me for advice about him, or ask me to talk to him.  I still have very fond memories of us playing together with our stuffed animals and making up elaborate stories about them--and both of us kind of half thinking they were alive.  When Toy Story came out it really spoke to us, and we watched all the sequels together as adults.  If we lived in the same state I'm pretty sure we would be quite close, but I'm sure there will still be that little bit of distance that comes from us being in different stages of life, which will then lessen as he gets older and starts a family too.[/quote]

Love the Toy Story connection. Thank you for sharing all of these insights![/quote]

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