https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 00:56:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up/page/2#post-2076168 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 08:58:47 +0000 LBee 2076168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, she's my best friend. 3 years apart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2075759 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:55:04 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2075759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - my younger sister and I are 19 months apart, and we shared a room up until we were 10. We had the same friends because we were so close in age (I was annoyed by that at the same time too though), but I remember us sharing a room, and always crawling under each other's blankets, whispering with our heads against each other in our respective beds, building forts, creating faux tree houses, and doing a ton of things together. When our parents would fight, we would sit huddled on the stairs trying to listen in on what was going on. We fought a lot too though because we were so close in age and were more like peers than older/younger siblings.</p> <p>We went through a period of not being close in middle school and high school, but a lot went on bc I was so rebellious, and then my dad passed away. Our family kinda fell apart. We started getting close again after I left for college, and we're really close now that we both have kids and are in the same life stage again! We don't call each other everyday and she is not the first person I'd share all my secrets too (that role goes to DH and my BFF)... but she is always someone I can turn to to vent about family or talk through my insecurities, weaknessses, and doubts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2075666 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 17:21:59 +0000 MrsBrewer 2075666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! I am 8 years older than my brother and sister, so we weren't really on the same page. Now that I'm 26, and they are 18 we have been getting a lot closer though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2075613 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:36:06 +0000 Mamasig 2075613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No- the age gaps were too big. My sister is 9 years older and my brother is 4 years younger. That's why I wanted my kids to be around 2 years apart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2075609 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:31:28 +0000 mrscobee 2075609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we were. Now, we don't have much in common though, but still have a loving relationship. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2075607 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:30:13 +0000 lilyann 2075607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My brother and I were close growing up (3.5 year gap, I'm older), but I felt like I was more of a second mother figure than a friend? We aren't super close but would do anything for each other. We are just in different stages of life right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2075142 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 12:10:11 +0000 ILoveLettie 2075142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely not :P I had one sister--2 year age difference--and we fought pretty much from the minute she was born (legitimately!) until after my first year of college. We would always set up these elaborate pretend games and then never actually get to play them because we would get in huge fights before playing them. We also had the same hobbies, did the same extracurriculars, and had the same groups of friends, so that made it really tough because we were ALWAYS around each other and always competing with each other. But then my sister ended up going to the same college as me and we ended up becoming very close then. Now I consider her one of my closest friends...but we definitely weren't for 19 years! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2075131 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 12:06:16 +0000 LuLu Mom 2075131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OH gosh no, 3 girls...so much drama! My older sister and I didn't get along until she went away to college, my younger sister and I it was the same, when I moved away (maybe even like 19-20 before we got along.) and honestly her and I still get annoyed with each other in our late 20s. I'm much closer with my older sister now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2075067 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:34:35 +0000 BSB 2075067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. It was like every few days we would team up with a different sibling to tease the other. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2075062 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:33:17 +0000 edelweiss 2075062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes, we were (and are) best friends except for a few years during our teenage years. 2.5 year difference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2075038 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:14:53 +0000 Anagram 2075038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not BFFs, but we got along. I was probably closest to my brother that's 22 months older than me--we were pretty close, actually. As an adult, I keep in touch the most with my younger sister, second older sister, and the same brother (be he's always living in some far off place, so I rarely actually see him). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2075017 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:03:27 +0000 Corduroy 2075017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. Not at all. My brother and I were 17 months apart. We fought like mortal enemies and either one of us would have sold the other to the circus for pennies. Many, many trips to the ER. I never imagined that we could grow up to be friends but we are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074887 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:01:38 +0000 Mrs. Shuja 2074887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, my sister is almost three years younger than I am and I would consider her my bff. We constantly played together as kids and are probably closer now than we were back then. Sure we had disagreements but we could never stay mad at the other for very long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074805 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:13:43 +0000 Alivoo01 2074805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. Never was, and still not. However, my cousin who is 12 years younger than I am are super duper close! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074725 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 08:05:25 +0000 Rubies 2074725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! My brother is 3 years old and it was always us against my parents - we had each others' backs. Still close now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074723 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 08:04:51 +0000 Eko 2074723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have always been really great friends with my older brother, who is 3 years older than me. I have never really gotten along with my younger brother, who is 5 years younger, until recently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074722 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 08:03:07 +0000 Mamaof2 2074722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was the youngest of 4 and not close with any of my siblings to the point of calling them a BFF. I did sometimes hang out with my brother and our neighbors ( a boy his age and a girl my age) but that was it.</p> <p>We all had very different personalities </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074719 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 07:59:42 +0000 MoreCoffee 2074719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>20 months older than my brother. We were great friends as young kids but fought a lot through the teen years. To put it mildly, he was a very rebellious teen/young adult. He eventually settled down and has his own family and we're all very close now. It is the greatest relief of my life! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074701 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 07:37:03 +0000 lamariniere 2074701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess in the sense that we played together a lot and didn't fight that much. We are still relatively close, but not like, calling each other every day close. I think most of it is because, as adults, we have similar personalities and similar ways of seeing the world. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074619 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:33:23 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2074619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. There are 5 of us and we were all 2 to 3 years apart.</p> <p>However, one of my sisters and I didn't start getting along until after I moved out and went to college. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074613 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 00:33:01 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2074613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have five siblings and varying levels of relationships with them. No bad relationships at all though, so that's pretty amazing :) </p> <p>I am closest with my little brother. There is a three year gap. We were always close growing up, though there was a bit of a disconnect through my teen years because of the age gap. We're still really close.</p> <p>I'm also close with my littlest sister- but in a different way, because there's a 15 year age gap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074541 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:18:09 +0000 PurplePeony 2074541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. He's nearly 8 years younger than me and I wasn't too pleased about getting a sibling, especially not a brother. Our personalities are pretty different, too. As adults, we like each other a lot more and actually have more stuff in common, but we're still not close. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074536 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:09:06 +0000 Mrs. Cookie 2074536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and no! My sister and I fought a lot but were constantly playing together/shared friends because we are so close in age. My brother was 4ish years younger so we weren't as close but as adults the three of us get along really well. My siblings are the best! :) I want to have three kids now so my kids can have that too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074533 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:04:31 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2074533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope!</p> <p>Played a bit because we are so close in age (sister is 15 months younger than me, brother 22 months younger than her) but we fought in school and highschool. </p> <p>We talk daily in a group chat with my mom too but we aren't super close. I love them though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074521 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:56:16 +0000 MrsF 2074521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got along ok growing up, but I think we're closer now. Especially with my sister. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074502 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:44:43 +0000 LML 2074502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely. My brother and I were 2 years apart and very close. We also had a cousin around our age who stayed with us a lot, so she was like a 3rd sibling and we were all best friends. My cousin and I are still very close as adults, but my brother is a major workaholic and has trouble maintaining relationships that aren't work-related, so we don't really talk that much. He's still incredibly important to me though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074473 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:29:31 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2074473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>not even a little biT. We're nearly 4 years apart, I'm a little rough around the edges and he's pretty sensitive so there's a huge personality difference there. I like a lot of personal space and he always wanted to do everything with me and I screamed at him a lot. We only get along now because we don't live together. he's a great guy, just not my cup of tea I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074472 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:29:27 +0000 Greentea 2074472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074465 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:25:20 +0000 erinpye 2074465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! My sister, 21 months younger, is one of my most favorite people :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-and-your-siblings-bff-growing-up#post-2074452 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:19:15 +0000 lady baltimore 2074452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not at all. To this day, we have nothing in common. </p>