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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thing I find hardest when dealing with adult only children is their lack of understanding of the love and bond of siblings. My siblings are by far my best friends even as adults, and no non-related best friend can come close to the depth and shared history of a sibling relationship. So I think the sense of family is different and hard when married to an only. I am one of six kids.[/quote]
ehh, I know plenty of people with siblings who don't exactly have the "love and bond of siblings." I'd say being "by far best friends" with your siblings as an adult is the exception, rather than the rule. I'm not even talking about people who have dysfunctional relationships with siblings (although there are plenty of those), but I know loads of people who just ...aren't that close with their siblings. There's no special profound bond.

(I am included in this. There's no bad blood between my two siblings and me by any means. We get together for holidays and such and things go fine when we do. But we're just ...not that close. Like, I'd never call my siblings up just to chat or to vent like I do close friends. Just different interests, life paths, personalities etc.)[/quote]

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