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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't like my sister at all. And, she does not like me. Frankly I think she is a lonely bitch. We tolerate one another because we are related. She loves my child and I foster that relationship, and truth he told, but for my son we probably would
Not communicate us much as we do. I agree, siblings are not all that we both have friends who we are closer with. [/quote]

B[b]ut on some level you're arguing for the value of a sibling.[/b]

If you can't stand your sister, why do you foster the relationship with your son?  If friends are the same as a sister, why not just ditch your sister and let someone else fill that role in his life?

[b]Something keeps us connected to our siblings.  For better or worse.  It's a unique relationship.[/quote][/b]

I am not making that argument at all. I foster the relationship because my son wants it, and she is loving to my son.

As to the second bolded above, that is not a true statement. My husband took care of his terminally I'll mother by himself. He has an older sister and a younger brother, but my husband took care of his mum. I forgive the brother because he has a mental illness, but that selfish spoiled sister had no excuse. He has not spoken to her in more than fifteen years. There was nothing to connect them after the death of their parents.

Don't get me wrong. I have seen loving sibling relationships, but to say that is in every family is a lie. Many people do not like their siblings, but they endure or tolerate them because of blood. Life is too shOrt and there is no reason to keep people in it who add little value and lots of conflict. [/quote]

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