odd number of children against an even number

Hmm. I came from an even number, if you count a half-sibling. Two. We don't get along. In fact, we tried to kill each other regularly as children, and as adults while we occasionally talk on the phone, we haven't seen each other in years. My son is an odd number (1). So he won't have any siblings to worry about one way or another. I trust him to create his own network of people who care about him, as I have done for myself, hopefully which will include many of my friends.

I think it more matters on the relationship between the siblings themselves then the amount of them. Most of my family had 3 children. I have 2 older sisters. The only bad thing about that is that when there is an odd number, sometimes there are chances of one child getting left out or a bond not forming between the two. For me, I had bonded with my eldest sister when I was little...we did gang up on the middle sister once in a while. And when my eldest sister went off to college I started to grow closer to my older sister. Then we formed a strong bond. Now, the strongest bond between us is either me and one of my sisters. I love them, I babysit my sisters little ones and talk to my other sister almost every week. So I really don't think numbers matter. You just need to give them time to bond together, let them spend time together as a group. When you increase the numbers of children, of course there will be favorites amongst each other for a while. Just remind them to keep the bond because they're always family.

I really don't know. I hadn't thought about it, really. I have 4 children (3 boys and 1 girl) - I came from an even number as well (2) - but my brother and I have not gotten along since we were kids. My 2 oldest boys are rather close, most of the time, but they seem to leave out their youngest brother..my oldest son loves his sister to pieces, but the other 2 seem to forget she exists. I'm wondering if it is numbers, or just genes?

I don't think it has anything to do with how many children you have, but the children's personalities. I was one of two and my brother and I didn't get along AT ALL. We are polar opposites and have only recently begun truly getting along, and we still have our arguments. You could have 3 or 5 kids with complimenting personalities and they can get along just fine.

I'm the youngest of 3. The older 2 are close in age and close to each other. There was a large gap before I was born. We aren't close at all, in fact I haven't spoken to one in 1 1/2 years and the other in almost 2 years. I now have 6 of my own. The largest gap between babies was 2 years 7 months and 6 days, the smallest gap is 18 months and 18 days. There is 2 weeks shy of 11 years from the oldest to the youngest. Their genders in order from olds to youngest are girl, boy, girl, boy, boy, boy, I do see them pairing up frequently however the pairs change depending on the activity. #1 is close to #3, #4 and #6 especially but never at the same time. #2 has a bond with #3 and #4. #3 seems most fond of #1 and #4. #4 likes #3 and #6. #5 loves all of them but I rarely see him trying to play with more than one at a time. #6 is still a baby but he acts differently with each of the other children. The only two that obviously clash are #1 and #2..I think them being a girl and a boy caused them to both have the "oldest child syndrome" They love each other but there's definitely a power struggle. I'm not sure if the number actually matters though. I think it's more to do with the age gaps and genders of the children. Had I been just as close in age as my sisters were I probaby would have been close with them even though we were an odd number. My even number pair up in so many combinations I think they would have been just fine even if they were an odd number instead.

I think a lot of times in odd numbers two can pair up against one, but of course this isn't always the case. I have seen it a few times though. Age definitely plays a factor in it though in my experiences.

I think you are right. I am the oldest of four and my younger brother and I are close and the two middle of our siblings close. We do not get along well with our middle siblings anymore. Lots of reasons why but mostly it is them. We are willing but they have issues and everyone in the world is to blame but them. I had four kids as well. The Oldest and third son got along well and my second oldest and youngest get along. Up until recently they and we were all close. Some things happened and we hope in a few months some of the breaches, hurts and problems can be resolved between our oldest and third son and the rest of the family.

i don't believe that it has anything to do with numbers really. It really just depends on the children. Some have closer relationships than others. Did you and your siblings get into an argument or anything? Or are u just not close? There are several different factors in this. But, I think any number over 1 there are going to be differences. Could be age between one child and another or just not being able to get along. It just depends on the situation.

I come from an even-numbered family. I'm the eldest of 4, and I get along pretty well with all my siblings, just on different levels. My brother and I have pretty much the basic brother-sister relationship; we don't tell each other our deepest secrets and we don't hang out much together, but we're pretty okay together. My younger sister (the third) and I are pretty close, we tell each other stories about our personal lives, and we are often mistaken to be twins, if not just a year or two apart, but we are actually 7 years apart. I know her best friend and she hangs out with me and by boyfriend a lot. My youngest sister is like my baby sister. She's taller than me now actually, but I tend to baby her. When it comes to pairing up, it's me and my younger sister. My youngest sister usually gets to go with my mom, and my brother prefers to be independent. My brother and I used to gang up on my younger sister before and teased her a lot, but we're past that stage already. So I guess closeness of siblings depends on family relationships more, not on the number. And the ages of the children would also possibly be a factor.