Anonymous wrote:True for my family. My sister and i HATED each other until we were in our late 20s

Same

I have 2 boys, 22 months and one grade apart who are very close. I always say 90% of the time best friends and 10% of the time battling to the death over something stupid. They are 11 and 13 and sleep in the same bed even though they have their own rooms.

My children have a three year difference and it's perfect.

I think that’s the best combo for boys. Mine are best friends with common interests. They have harmonious personalities, and I am elated they will have each other for life.

Anonymous wrote:I just read a study that said same sex siblings two years apart are the worst combination for bonding. I was shocked. What is your own experience if you have this combo?

I have 2 boys, 2 years apart 6 and 8.

Nope I have two girls 15 and 17.
Inseparable and very tight.

I have two boys two years apart. They are very close and always have been.

DH has a twin brother. Separate lives. Never fought, just ignored each other. Now in their 50s, they have more communication.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids are spaced together so closely now, guess parents just want to get it done.

My parent is a ob/gyn and my siblings and I were all over 3 years apart.

People are having kids older, especially in this area. You're under the gun to knock them out quickly when you're starting in your 30s. Speaking from experience, not judgement.

It's not new. I'm 55 and 20 mos younger than my sister and 2.5 years older than my brother. My cousins (age 45-65) are all mostly 2 years apart from their siblings.

Anonymous wrote:Kids are spaced together so closely now, guess parents just want to get it done.

My parent is a ob/gyn and my siblings and I were all over 3 years apart.

People are having kids older, especially in this area. You're under the gun to knock them out quickly when you're starting in your 30s. Speaking from experience, not judgement.

Kids are spaced together so closely now, guess parents just want to get it done.

My parent is a ob/gyn and my siblings and I were all over 3 years apart.

My boys are 2.5 years apart (7 and 10 right now) and they love to bicker but are also very bonded and have similar interests.

2 boys, 6 years apart. They don't fight. Ever. Younger one wants to be just like big brother. Big brother finds him annoying at times but was never cruel or hit him in anyway. I think it's because he is so much bigger, it would feel cruel to him to hurt him. Based on their personalities though, if they were 2-3 years apart, I think they would be fighting.

Anonymous wrote:Sister and I (2 years apart) hated each other most of our lives, plus I never got my own room until she left for college. I was quiet, tidy, studious. She --well, not. We overlapped 2 years at the same college and saws each other exactly twice.

Nothing is guaranteed.

I'm this poster. I also have a brother 15 months younger and we were insepar bale as children.

DH and his brother are 2 years apart and are really different. Yet, they are the closest of friends, and have been since they were little.