Who do you get on with best?
By Humbug25
@Humbug25 (12540)
August 15, 2011 8:40am CST
I love my mum to bits and we get on better now than we ever have done. I tell her everything, well almost, there are certainly things I choose not to and those sort of things I discuss with my close friends. I don't get on so well with my dad and we even stopped speaking for 15 odd years even though I was daddy's little girl when I was a lot younger. My youngest brother joined the army when he was 17 (24 years ago) and due to him travelling about it has put distance between us. I have never really got on with my eldest brother and I have always felt like he has always looked down on my as just his little sister!
So who do you best get on with in your family?
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@MaryLynn321 (2680)
• United States
20 Aug 11
I got along best at times with my oldest sister. There were 3 of us girls. I am the middle child. I have to say that is one of the reasons I only had 2 children. I got along at times with the youngest sister too. But as far as the 3 of us getting along or doing anything together just didn't happen to often. Needless to say as we got older things got more disfunctional. I always got along with my Dad. The relationship with Mom got better the older I got.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
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23 Aug 11
Hi MaryLynn321
I too am one of 3 and I too have 3 kids and can relate to what you have said totally. The three of them rarely get on, same as me and my brothers when I was younger and always one gets left out. When I was younger it was usually me because I was the only girl! 
Thanks
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@MaryLynn321 (2680)
• United States
24 Aug 11
I was the middle child, the older sister and the younger sister would blame things on me. I learned early on to defend or stick up for myself. Once we were grown and out of the house, my Mom realized this too. Hugs
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
15 Aug 11
mY PARENTS ARE BOTH DECEASED. I did not get along w.my mother at all. To be honest i hated her ways. My dad & i got along sometimes, sometimes like u we went a long time w/out talking. All the family i have left just about is my children & grands. My grandson & i get along famously, lol.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
16 Aug 11
It was a shame for sure.I always envied to of my friends when i was growing up because they had great moms, the kind i wished i had. Have a great day.
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
15 Aug 11
I have two sisters and the one above me - older by 5 years - is the one I get on best with. The eldest one is very demanding and controlling and interferes with everyone's life in the family. Two of my sister's sons are not speaking to her and now I have a son who has distanced himself from her. I feel so badly that he has done this as he visited her a lot but there is nothing that I can do. They have to work it out. I tried speaking to him but he would not discuss the reason with me. She is so unhappy and I feel sorry for her and she is texting me all day and I do
not know what to do.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
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16 Aug 11
Hi Cynth
Oh I am sorry to hear you are having such a problem but actually it isn't your problem and you must let them sort it out. It sounds like it is your sister's doing and maybe your son is waiting for an oppology from her, though he may be waiting some time! Men are way more forgiving than women and in time he will forgive for whatever she has done and he will accept her for who she is and what she does and so too will her own sons. Women on the other hand would wash their hands and never speak to such a person ever again, so don't worry hun, it will sort itself out in the end and I would just keep out of it if I were you. Just my opinion and advice, you may well totally disagree with me! lol
Thanks and all the best hun
Thanks and all the best hun@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
16 Aug 11
This sister does nothave any children it is my other sister;s sons that are not speaking to her. My daughter tried to speak to my son about being more kind as he has always been wonderful to her as she has mega health issues. All she gathered was that mny son told her that he was tired of her criticising me and she was to stop. But she didn't. I will leave it alone
but he lives near her and she does need help sometimes. I hate these family upsets
I do know that I have to keep out of it and let them sort it out though
but he lives near her and she does need help sometimes. I hate these family upsets
I do know that I have to keep out of it and let them sort it out though
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
15 Aug 11
I get along with my sister the best. We are just two years apart. She kniws everything there is to me and she knows everyone of my little secrets. She is my rick and my support and someone who's got my back :) I'd be so lost without her.
And I am also close with mom but there are certain things, well a bit more I guess that I can't really share with her hehe anyway I am close to mom too!!
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Thanks @thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
20 Aug 11
That will probably never happen. She's my rock and I swear I can't do anything without her.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
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15 Aug 11
My teenage years were a nightmare so far as my family was concerned. But now that I am older I get on well with both my parents and whilst I rarely see my sister, when we do chat or meet up we get on fine. She lives abiout 90 minutes from me but exists in a rather different world. She's a successful business woman and whilst she doesn't flaunt her success, we don't really operate on similar wavelengths.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
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16 Aug 11
Hi ya p1kef1sh
Yes that is the same as me and my younger brother, as he is a major in the army he can support his family up and beyond the calls of duty financially (forgive the pun haha) He is a nightmare to buy presents for because he has everything he wants and needs. My other brother also lives on a different planet to me and can't help himself but tell me how to bring my kids up even though I disagree with some of his methods, I wouldn't dream of telling him so!!
Thanks
@apples99 (6556)
• United States
15 Aug 11
Well I love both my parent's a lot, but I tend to get on with my mom and sister a bit more because she understands me a bit more, my dad and I have a differnt kind of relationship he's great though but we relate to each other in a much differnt way then I do with my mother and sisters.
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@Lucyalicia92 (670)
• United States
15 Aug 11
I was adopted when I was a baby, I always had a great relationship with my parents and see them as nothing less than my real parents. people ask me if it's difficult not knowing your birth parents and they assume it is, but it wasn't like I was adopted when I was a teenager so they were my parents since I was a baby. I let along with both of my parents very well. we had some rocky years and the worst was when I was 12, but since then we just got closer than ever. I literally tell them everything there is to know about me or what I'm thinking. their the closest people in my life and always will be. they love me and accept me for who I am and we just have a great time together.
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@flowerfest08 (1677)
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16 Aug 11
hi:)
Just like you I'm closest to my mother,I can confide all my problems to her, but I also can say it to my father but I know that my mother will understand me more, but If it's about my friends, I confide it to my best-friend, we share our secrets, and we give each other advice.
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@Triple0 (1904)
• Australia
16 Aug 11
Well, in my family, it's just me, my Mum and Dad. My Mum stays at home while my Dad goes to work every weekday. So when I get back home from school I would always see my Mum whereas my dad gets home really late when I sleep. So I get along with my Mum more because I see her more often at home. She'll always ask how was my day at school, how are my friends and stuff and we get along pretty well but sometimes she talks a lot. My Dad on the other hand is usually quiet.
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