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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My brother and I, he's two years younger.

I'm not close to him at all, but my kids like him. I am closer to his wife, my SIL.

I never liked my brother even as kids. A lot of resentment and parents who didn't help with sibling boundaries.  So not surprised and thankful I get along with SIL.[/quote]

wow this could have been me, except I tried being close to my SIL but she seems to hate me (I try not to take it personally... she seems to hate my whole family especially my parents, who she barely acknowledges (my dad says she hasn't said a word to him directly in years, and they get together probably once a month).  She is the nicest to my husband, which is funny to me and my husband, because she's not fooling us!   I've tried to bridge the gap with my brother but I just can't manage to connect.  My husband thinks he's on the spectrum, which might be true, and would certainly explain a lot about his childhood.   I have two kids and I am really hoping that they have a better relationship: so far they are playing together MUCH better than I remember my brother and I getting along.  We fought for our parents very limited attention, which I think was the problem (he won by being a pain in the ass and I lost by being a quiet, good kid).  My husband is besties with his sister -- they've traveled together and have real conversations regularly -- who in turn is very welcoming to me. [/quote]

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