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[quote=Anonymous]I adore my siblings in adulthood!!!  I realize it's not that way for everyone and I don't think there is one "normal" way to live all of our lives.  But I certainly value our relationships immensely and make them a priority.

I'm going to see my brother Saturday after almost a year of not seeing him.  I am so excited!  We have a sister too.  We are all different, have some similarities, but we see life the same way and value the same things on a global level, so the exact details about we live don't have to be the same.

My parents helped our adult relationships by occasionally bowing out of the equation so we could bond and form memories as a sibling set.  Mainly: my mom was really good about not throwing a temper tantrum if she wasn't invited to a gathering of just the siblings.  Sometimes on family vacations, she'd send us out on our own while she stayed back.  She recognized having The Mom around changed the dynamic and would just occasionally step back to allow us all to hang out.  This was especially true once we all got married. 
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