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Topic: Are you someone's little sis?
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blue moon
Moderator Posts: 6270
From: U.K
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted April 02, 2009 02:46 AM
 
If you are someone's sister, good news for you, you can pat yourself on the back as apparently you are good for his/her mental health.
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article6018057.ece
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LEXX
Moderator Posts: 3895
From: Still out looking for Schrödinger's cat.........& LEXIGRAMMING... is my Passion!
Registered: Jan 2008
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posted April 02, 2009 12:49 PM
I am from a family of 6 girls and 4 boys.
The article makes sense, but I detested being in such a big family.
It was NOT happy Brady Bunch.------------------
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves. ~William Penn, Some Fruits of Solitude, 1693
A show of envy is an insult to oneself. ~Yevgeny Alexandrovich Yevtushenko IP: Logged |
Inner depths
Knowflake Posts: 570
From: The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth City!
Registered: May 2006
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posted April 02, 2009 01:17 PM
Hmmmmm, I think in my case it would not apply because my sister fiercely hates me.IP: Logged |
koiflower
Knowflake Posts: 3173
From: Australia
Registered: Jun 2008
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posted April 03, 2009 09:12 PM
I find this topic VERY interesting. Everyone in my family has a sister, except me! Over the last few years, of watching family dynamics, I have started to say that my family members are not able to understand what it has been like for me to not have a sister.My brothers each have 2 brothers and 1 sister. My sister-in-laws have sisters. My Mum, Dad, uncles and aunties have sisters. It's been difficult for them to understand a certain loneliness I feel in my family. Being the oldest, and only daughter, I was expected to do a lot of chores while growing up. Now, everyone has forgotten what I had to do for them. I ought to be honest here, and say that I'm disappointed in the lack of interaction my family has with me. I have felt somewhat under-rated at times. I'd like to see the follow-up study of the De Monfort University team. IP: Logged |
LEXX
Moderator Posts: 3895
From: Still out looking for Schrödinger's cat.........& LEXIGRAMMING... is my Passion!
Registered: Jan 2008
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posted April 03, 2009 10:44 PM
My family (including snobby sisters)have nothing to do with me because I am not a Christian and most of my friends offline are openly gay.
One sister is deceased and at least did not hate me.------------------
A show of envy is an insult to oneself. ~Yevgeny Alexandrovich Yevtushenko
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.
~William Penn, Some Fruits of Solitude, 1693 IP: Logged |
blue moon
Moderator Posts: 6270
From: U.K
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted April 04, 2009 07:01 AM
This is one area of life where I count myself fortunate. I have one brother, we get along very well, always have done. He is a nice person, a good friend. One of the good aspects of having a sister I suspect, in his case, is that he learned to be sensitive about the female menstrual cycle and the problems that can ensue. His wife has had some difficulties here, including the need to have c-sections. We are both Geminis, the sign of brothers and sisters. IP: Logged |
MyVirgoMask
Knowflake Posts: 3462
From: Florida for now
Registered: Sep 2008
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posted April 04, 2009 11:53 AM
Hmmm, I'm the oldest, and have two Gemini younger sisters and a younger brother, and we get along swimmingly, especially the youngest one who's 15 and my brother. I think it's nice for them to talk to someone who's a little bit older and yet not in the realm of 'parent'...able to bridge the gap a bit.
Always wished I had an older sister. IP: Logged |
Azalaksh
Moderator Posts: 8348
From: New Brighton, MN, USA
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted April 04, 2009 12:44 PM
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They were found to be better at coping with setbacks, more highly motivated, had more friends and a better social life than those who grew up with just brothers.
Hmmmm, didn't work out that way in my family..... I (with Sun in the 3rd house) am estranged from my (Gemini) brother who has been an alcoholic and drug addict for over 30 years 
His opinion is that I ruined his life -- that I always got everything (the summer camps, the ski lessons) and "Mom always liked you best" (he does have Cancer rising).....IP: Logged |
katatonic
Knowflake Posts: 1477
From: ca, usa
Registered: Jan 2008
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posted April 04, 2009 03:27 PM
well i have 3 sisters and no brothers. i am both #3(my dad's) and #1(mom's) and i have to say that i enjoy my sisters a lot - now. whether having sisters is good for you i dunno; two of us are pretty unstoppable, and two have semi-retreated from the world...the difference being that the two stronger ones are both #1s and have raised kids...the #2s - well one is older than i and the other the baby of the family - are not weak people but prefer not to be too "social".but the big difference i think is the children, having them is so helpful in healing your own wounds/relationship with your parents! and i think not having brothers is a slight handicap when it comes to relating to men in general... IP: Logged |
26taurus
Knowflake Posts: 16488
From: *
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted April 11, 2009 08:06 AM
Big sis here. And yeah, i've been good for his mental health.IP: Logged |
cheshirekat
Knowflake Posts: 274
From: wonderland
Registered: Jan 2009
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posted April 11, 2009 03:21 PM
Yuppers, my sister nags me to death. She was the star student athelete and I am the artistic manic depressive narcoleptic student lol XD. I am so glad to have made graduation, I can taste the dimploma.IP: Logged |
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