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Just watched a segment on The Today Show about sisters...this is a subject I know little of.
Though I have three friends whom I couldn't love more if they were blood, my siblings are brothers...seven of them, and all younger.
So I am wondering if you'd care to comment for us about having sisters...the 'experts' said that the oldest sister tends to be the smartest, the middle is usually the social one, and the youngest is the overlooked one.
'They' said that most parents tend to allow younger sisters to work out disagreements, but that this is not the best way to deal with things. The better way is to show them how to handle situtions, as they are too young to know the better way.
What think ye who have sisters?!
Rachel
03-18-2008, 07:03 AM
Oh. Great topic! :) I'll be back. I have three sisters.. no brothers.
Pressing-On
03-18-2008, 07:09 AM
I have six sisters, counting me would make seven girls.
All of us are smart, :D we are all social and no one has been overlooked.
My brother is the last child - number 8. He is also intelligent, social and spoiled rotten. :D
Cindy
03-18-2008, 07:25 AM
I am the baby of the family with 5 siblings. 3 of them girls. I made sure I was not overlooked.:D
Well, the so-called experts were giving their opinions of course...
Re the youngest and being overlooked, I should have elaborated, but was feeling queasy and had to lay down for a minute.
They said that though the youngest receives attention at first, the older sisters tend to not give much attention to their opinions and thus tend to be overlooked.
As I said, I don't have sisters, so I am interested in your comments on this...I think it is interesting.
Falla39
03-18-2008, 07:36 AM
Sis. Barb,
I am the blessed one! Having not only three sisters but seven brothers. Out of eleven
siblings, I was the oldest sister. Have one older brother by fourteen months.
Now back to the subject of sisters! We four sisters took our mother on a "mother and
sisters" weekend trip a year or two before she passed away. How glad we are that we
have those memories. We had a wonderful time together, and have pictures to prove it.
Since then we have had several "Sisters Trips", usually planned on a weekend and go
somewhere not too far away but somewhere where we have not all been. We laugh and
talk and stay up late that first night, play a game, snack and reminience. We have a
wonderful time together. Sometimes we have purchased a small gift for each other and
at other times we buy each other a small gift while on the trip as a sovernier of our trip.
We tell a lot of people on our trip, in places where we eat, shop and stay, that we are
four sisters on our annual or semi-annual "Sisters Trip". Some say they are going to start
planning a "Sisters Trip" with their sister or sisters. Never too late too start. WE are ages
68, 65, 57, and 50. You would think we are all about the same age because there is no
age gap between we "four sisters". We love and appreciate and are thankful to be united
in sisterhood! God united us in "sisterhood" but we do the loving, aappreciating and the
thankfulness for putting (uniting) us together in our family. Our "Sisters Trip"
is a "big deal" to us. We make it a "big deal" because it is very important for
us to stay close and make time to be together!
We love, appreciate and are SO thankful for our brothers also. Six are still here in Texas
with us. One has gone into another country until that "Glad Reunion Day". He and our
beloved parents await us there, along with many other loved ones.
Blessings,
Falla39
Sis. Barb,
I am the blessed one! Having not only three sisters but seven brothers. Out of eleven
siblings, I was the oldest sister. Have one older brother by fourteen months.
Now back to the subject of sisters! We four sisters took our mother on a "mother and
sisters" weekend trip a year or two before she passed away. How glad we are that we
have those memories. We had a wonderful time together, and have pictures to prove it.
Since then we have had several "Sisters Trips", usually planned on a weekend and go
somewhere not too far away but somewhere where we have not all been. We laugh and
talk and stay up late that first night, play a game, snack and reminience. We have a
wonderful time together. Sometimes we have purchased a small gift for each other and
at other times we buy each other a small gift while on the trip as a sovernier of our trip.
We tell a lot of people on our trip, in places where we eat, shop and stay, that we are
four sisters on our annual or semi-annual "Sisters Trip". Some say they are going to start
planning a "Sisters Trip" with their sister or sisters. Never too late too start. WE are ages
68, 65, 57, and 50. You would think we are all about the same age because there is no
age gap between we "four sisters". We love and appreciate and are thankful to be united
in sisterhood! God united us in "sisterhood" but we do the loving, aappreciating and the
thankfulness for putting (uniting) us together in our family. Our "Sisters Trip"
is a "big deal" to us. We make it a "big deal" because it is very important for
us to stay close and make time to be together!
We love, appreciate and are SO thankful for our brothers also. Six are still here in Texas
with us. One has gone into another country until that "Glad Reunion Day". He and our
beloved parents await us there, along with many other loved ones.
Blessings,
Falla39This is beautiful...thank you for sharing, Mother Falla...
ForeverBlessed
03-18-2008, 08:14 AM
I have three older sisters and a baby brother.
I love my sisters dearly... we are all strong women...none of us are compliant women... all stubborn streaks. I think we are creative and talented in some way...either w/music, singing or art... I think we are all smart.... all have strong points.
Oldest sister/child was/is a little self centered... life is all about her... :D but she is very persuasive.. very bold personality. Definitely a leader, not a follower... but I wouldn't consider her to be the most intelligent... but very quick witted... can out talk anyone and should have been an attorney or something.
Second sister was shy when little, but grew to be very confident and outgoing .. has many friends... very nuturing.. was a second mom to my brother and I. A caregiver.. took care of my father putting a hold on her career in politics to put his care first.. totally devoted her life to the ministry/music of my father's ministry/church and has never married...by choice... turned around and devoted 6 years to caring for my mom.
Third sister considers herself to be the most intelligent…;) I guess we would all concede she is…graduated with honors.. but she is the absent minded professor smart… I think I have much more common sense.. lol She’s an artist that marches to the beat of her own drum..is college educated, career in finance, independent, and has many friends…has many friends that aren’t shared w/the rest of us…always thought she was very independent from family. Although in her late 40s and not married, she decides she will be a mom and adopts a son from Russia.
I was the baby girl born 9.5 years after the three sisters above… and was flat out spoiled rotten by my dad…and family. I don’t think I was overlooked…lol I grew up feeling loved by most everyone… hard knocks of life made me grow up.
I have a brother 5 years younger…
ForeverBlessed
03-18-2008, 08:28 AM
Well, the so-called experts were giving their opinions of course...
Re the youngest and being overlooked, I should have elaborated, but was feeling queasy and had to lay down for a minute.
They said that though the youngest receives attention at first, the older sisters tend to not give much attention to their opinions and thus tend to be overlooked.
As I said, I don't have sisters, so I am interested in your comments on this...I think it is interesting.
Now as the youngest... I can see what you mean by that now..... I just set out to prove w/my life that I was competent.. I always felt I've not grown up. I was very happy to be 40...and I have reminded lots of people... "I am 40" as if I am reminding myself and others I can think for myself now.. LOL
Now as the youngest... I can see what you mean by that now..... I just sat out to prove w/my life that I was competent.. I always felt I've not grown up. I was very happy to be 40...and I have reminded lots of people... "I am 40" as if I am reminding reminding myself and others I can think for myself now.. LOL
As I said, all of the posts re this subject are most informative...
Though I love my brothers dearly, and you know most of them, FB, I had always wished for sisters.
I am grateful that at this stage in my life I finally have them in my three friends. :friend
Sherri
03-18-2008, 08:55 AM
My sister and I fought all of our lives, growing up. We were very different, in almost every way. She is older by two years, and we always had to share a bedroom. We could not wait to be apart!
When we finally left for college, we decided that we actually liked each other and today we're very close. We've seen each other through lots of hard trials and great victories. She's my good friend!
rapunzelgirl
03-18-2008, 09:09 AM
I have two sisters and no brothers. Growing up in our house was like living in a sorority house (really, really fun with a good helping of arguing and cattiness thrown in). My sisters are my absolute best friends. We all still live in the same town, and I can't imagine how I would live without them.
I'm the oldest and have this ridiculous need to impress and not let anyone down. I tend to be the more bookish one. I'm also the one to step in if a situation needs to be resolved. My middle sister loves being in the spotlight. She is very outgoing and was the flirt out of the three of us. She is also very insistent that things be her way. My baby sister always seemed content to just sort of go along with whatever we were doing. She is the quietest one, and when she was left at home after we both got married, she didn't really know what to do with herself. She's the one we have to check up on, because she usually won't speak up for herself.
From what I've read we tend to be textbook when it comes to birth order. I also have to say that I LOVED growing up in a house with just girls. Mom and Dad expected us to excel in ALL subjects, not just ones that girls would be better in. We were also expected to do things that boys would usually do (mow the yard, play sports, know how to change a tire, etc.) as well as the "girly" things (clean house, help in the kitchen, etc.). I think it made us all very well-rounded.
Oh, FTR we were born in 1978, 1981, and 1984.
My sister and I fought all of our lives, growing up. We were very different, in almost every way. She is older by two years, and we always had to share a bedroom. We could not wait to be apart!
When we finally left for college, we decided that we actually liked each other and today we're very close. We've seen each other through lots of hard trials and great victories. She's my good friend!
This is wonderful Sherri...wonderful that through the differneces you found your common bond.
This is great...
I have two sisters and no brothers. Growing up in our house was like living in a sorority house (really, really fun with a good helping of arguing and cattiness thrown in). My sisters are my absolute best friends. We all still live in the same town, and I can't imagine how I would live without them.
I'm the oldest and have this ridiculous need to impress and not let anyone down. I tend to be the more bookish one. I'm also the one to step in if a situation needs to be resolved. My middle sister loves being in the spotlight. She is very outgoing and was the flirt out of the three of us. She is also very insistent that things be her way. My baby sister always seemed content to just sort of go along with whatever we were doing. She is the quietest one, and when she was left at home after we both got married, she didn't really know what to do with herself. She's the one we have to check up on, because she usually won't speak up for herself.
From what I've read we tend to be textbook when it comes to birth order. I also have to say that I LOVED growing up in a house with just girls. Mom and Dad expected us to excel in ALL subjects, not just ones that girls would be better in. We were also expected to do things that boys would usually do (mow the yard, play sports, know how to change a tire, etc.) as well as the "girly" things (clean house, help in the kitchen, etc.). I think it made us all very well-rounded.
Oh, FTR we were born in 1978, 1981, and 1984.
How neat for you...I just can't imagine it...
LadyChocolate
03-18-2008, 10:17 AM
I have 1 brother and 1 sister. My brother and I are 3 years apart but there are 16 years between my sister and I. We were not close growing up since she was more like a mother figure, even though I have a wonderful Mom! But in the last 5 years we have become very close. We have a lot more in common now. She lived in Tn and we were never really close. When I got married I was excited because I was only going to be living 2 hours away from here. At my wedding, she fell in love with a lifetime friend of the family and she stayed in Florida and I went to Tn!
We have this crazy thing between us now that whenever we see eachother or are sending eachother mail, we give eachother a gift......... A pair of socks! It sounds silly but she laughs at my socks because they are usually bright and very colorful. She is a black and white, blue and gray person.... So one day I bought her a pair of really funky colored socks with the toes in them! She got a kick out of it... It sounds a little silly but when it comes to sisters, silly things like that are very special!
I have 1 brother and 1 sister. My brother and I are 3 years apart but there are 16 years between my sister and I. We were not close growing up since she was more like a mother figure, even though I have a wonderful Mom! But in the last 5 years we have become very close. We have a lot more in common now. She lived in Tn and we were never really close. When I got married I was excited because I was only going to be living 2 hours away from here. At my wedding, she fell in love with a lifetime friend of the family and she stayed in Florida and I went to Tn!
We have this crazy thing between us now that whenever we see eachother or are sending eachother mail, we give eachother a gift......... A pair of socks! It sounds silly but she laughs at my socks because they are usually bright and very colorful. She is a black and white, blue and gray person.... So one day I bought her a pair of really funky colored socks with the toes in them! She got a kick out of it... It sounds a little silly but when it comes to sisters, silly things like that are very special!
I envy you...
myhaloisintheshop
03-18-2008, 01:42 PM
I have one sister and one brother. Both are younger.
My sister and I are only a year a part and have always been very different people. We fought so much when we lived at home. She was my mother's ideal daughter. Everything I was not...lol
We were never real close until she got pregnant. We were due a day apart--I with my 3rd--and her first. After that it was like she "got" me and why my priorities were so different than hers. We have grown to become the very best of friends. This summer when I went through the biggest trial of my life she is the one I called and cried to. She never judged me or my situation.
I am so thankful that we are friends. :friend
dizzyde
03-18-2008, 03:00 PM
I have one sister, she is 9 years younger than I am, and waaayyyyyy smarter. She was the honors student, class salutatorian, while I..... Well, there just really isn't any need to go there. :kickcan
She was raised by entirely different people than I was, I was the test subject, my parents had worked out all the kinks by the time they got to her. :gaga
We were not at all close growing up, mainly because by the time she got old enough for me to consider her anything but a baby, I was married.
We have always been at different stages in life, case in point, she had her first child 2 years ago at age 29, my only child is 20 years old.
But, all that being said, now that we are adults, she is one of my best friends, only outranked by my daughter in that category! :friend
ForeverBlessed
03-18-2008, 03:02 PM
I have one sister, (no brothers) and she is about 2 yrs older.
We have always been close, but we may not have always "liked" each other,
we loved each other.
My sister is the oldest, and she is very quiet.
She is very talented, and loves to sing. (Many have compared her voice to
Sis Vestal Goodman).
I will never forget, (17 yrs ago) when I went through a terrible situation, and I would not tell my family.
My sister came to stay the weekend with me.
We were having dinner together, and I sat and cried through the entire meal.
She asked what was wrong, and I told her nothing......(I was close to having a complete breakdown in front of her), she said, "I know what's wrong, God gave me a dream about you, and I saw what happened, you don't need to tell me."
I am more independent than my sister, and more outgoing. (not saying that is good or bad).
We help each other, and we count on each other.
She is the best friend I have, other than my husband.
This is the way I feel about my sister Lyn... she is almost 12 years older and is my best friend. We are very close. We talk to each other every day and she is auntie/grandma to my girls. I have always said she was my dad in a skirt...she is so much like him. lol :) I love her... :friend wouldn't take anything for that friendship.
ForeverBlessed
03-18-2008, 03:08 PM
I have one sister, she is 9 years younger than I am, and waaayyyyyy smarter. She was the honors student, class salutatorian, while I..... Well, there just really isn't any need to go there. :kickcan
She was raised by entirely different people than I was, I was the test subject, my parents had worked out all the kinks by the time they got to her. :gaga
We were not at all close growing up, mainly because by the time she got old enough for me to consider her anything but a baby, I was married.
We have always been at different stages in life, case in point, she had her first child 2 years ago at age 29, my only child is 20 years old.
But, all that being said, now that we are adults, she is one of my best friends, only outranked by my daughter in that category! :friend
I understand the age difference thing... my oldest sister was 16 when I was born and she married at 18 or so... and my mom had my brother and my sister had her only daughter just 18 months or so apart.
I was just never close with her..but she claims to have a bond w/me as a baby...and I can see that, but I don't remember it.
ForeverBlessed
03-18-2008, 03:10 PM
As I said, all of the posts re this subject are most informative...
Though I love my brothers dearly, and you know most of them, FB, I had always wished for sisters.
I am grateful that at this stage in my life I finally have them in my three friends. :friend
Your baby brother is most definitely the baby of the family... he fits the birth order profile of the baby. Gotta love Bill. :)
I guess I didn't think about your not having sisters... but you did have sisters in law..:) are you close with any?
dizzyde
03-18-2008, 03:14 PM
I understand the age difference thing... my oldest sister was 16 when I was born and she married at 18 or so... and my mom had my brother and my sister had her only daughter just 18 months or so apart.
I was just never close with her..but she claims to have a bond w/me as a baby...and I can see that, but I don't remember it.
It is funny that you say that, I was just thinking back, I always felt so disconnected from my sister, it was more than the age thing.
She was so different from me, very serious and stern. I was always kind of goofy.
But she was really attached to me, oddly enough, I remember when I got married, she cried and cried.
Memories!!
RandyWayne
03-18-2008, 03:24 PM
I have been seeing this thread since it started and just opened up to see.....
Now I can finally stop thinking of Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye!
Your baby brother is most definitely the baby of the family... he fits the birth order profile of the baby. Gotta love Bill. :)
I guess I didn't think about your not having sisters... but you did have sisters in law..:) are you close with any?
Okay Lisa...I do have some info for you, girl...Bill is between Rob and David with Michael the youngest.
But you ARE correct...he is the 'baby' of the family.
And yes, I am close to my sisters in law...
I have one sister, she is 9 years younger than I am, and waaayyyyyy smarter. She was the honors student, class salutatorian, while I..... Well, there just really isn't any need to go there. :kickcan
She was raised by entirely different people than I was, I was the test subject, my parents had worked out all the kinks by the time they got to her. :gaga
We were not at all close growing up, mainly because by the time she got old enough for me to consider her anything but a baby, I was married.
We have always been at different stages in life, case in point, she had her first child 2 years ago at age 29, my only child is 20 years old.
But, all that being said, now that we are adults, she is one of my best friends, only outranked by my daughter in that category! :friend
LOL!! Diz, the bolded portion reminds me of what Bill Cosby said about his mom and his kids...
He said that they just love her to death and think she is the most wonderful person in the world..."But I keep telling them, 'This is not the same woman who raised me. This is just an old person trying to get into heaven!!'" :lol
dizzyde
03-18-2008, 04:29 PM
LOL!! Diz, the bolded portion reminds me of what Bill Cosby said about his mom and his kids...
He said that they just love her to death and think she is the most wonderful person in the world..."But I keep telling them, 'This is not the same woman who raised me. This is just an old person trying to get into heaven!!'" :lol
Oh, I love that, I have actually quoted that to my daughter many, many times!!! Bill Cosby has the greatest parenting lines ever!
Another one I have always said to my daughter is "roll your eyes at me, I'll roll that little head of yours".
I have been seeing this thread since it started and just opened up to see.....
Now I can finally stop thinking of Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye!
LOL!! That's a great song and comedy bit...
Oh, I love that, I have actually quoted that to my daughter many, many times!!! Bill Cosby has the greatest parenting lines ever!
Another one I have always said to my daughter is "roll your eyes at me, I'll roll that little head of yours".
"I brought you in this world...I'll take ya out!!"
Rhoni
03-18-2008, 04:47 PM
Just watched a segment on The Today Show about sisters...this is a subject I know little of.
Though I have three friends whom I couldn't love more if they were blood, my siblings are brothers...seven of them, and all younger.
So I am wondering if you'd care to comment for us about having sisters...the 'experts' said that the oldest sister tends to be the smartest, the middle is usually the social one, and the youngest is the overlooked one.
'They' said that most parents tend to allow younger sisters to work out disagreements, but that this is not the best way to deal with things. The better way is to show them how to handle situtions, as they are too young to know the better way.
What think ye who have sisters?!
As the oldest of five, I concur that the eldest is perhaps the most driven to succeed and to please the parents. They are held to more rigid standards as the first, and as a rule are disciplined more heavily than the succeeding children.
I tend to know more about the alcoholic family system:
The eldest usually the family hero:
1. Believes she is okay only when doing something for someone, or being 'good'. Tries to please parents, teachers, and others for acceptance.
2. Helps parent the other children, and learns to give orders.
3. Needs 'perfection' in life to gain 'strokes'. Average is not good enough. High acheiver in school.
4. All activities focus on helping the family or the family image.
5. Feels more comfortable around adults; behaves older than age.
6. Can only feel for others and doesn't recognize own needs.
7. Becomes very organized and scheduled; acquires ability to take control in crisis.
8. Believes asking for help is a sign of weakness.
9. Feels overwhelmed and resents siblings for not helping out.
Middle sister fits into the role of 'scapegoat'.
1. Learns to receive attention by negative means; acts out and expresses anger and anxiety but exploding at others.
2. Gets blamed for all family problems; learns that negative behavior brings the family together.
3. Receives emotional or physical abuse.
4. Puts up a front of not caring; challenges authority.
5. Becomes a trouble makeer. has poor grades.
6. Is addicted to excitement and drama.
7. Avoids fitting into societal norms; becomes involved in promiscuity, delinquency, and/or hazardous lifestyle.
8. Is attracted to other trouble-makers.
Youngest sister fits into the role of; The Lost Child
1. Does not know how to get attention.
2. Does not feel as if she fits into the family.
3. High rates of asthma, allergies, and accidents.
4. May hide under the bed, in the attic, or outside during stressful situations.
5. Stays out of situations that draw attention to self.
6. Socially immmature, sexually naive, and feels controlled by others.
7. Neglects own needs.
8. Cries alone. Feels a lot of hurt, fear of abandonment, very low self-esteem, but "stuffs" feelings.
My sisters and I:
I am the eldest, have had the most education, and at one time or another was all my sister's favorite sister. The second oldest was only 14 months younger so we hung out together and did everything together through formative years. My middle sister was left out because we didn't want her tagging along. She cared about, and succombed to peer pressure, whereas; I and the next oldest loved being different. I enjoyed the limelight and was the most bossy, and the leader of the group, but my second one always vied for the lead..never quite got it though:).
My youngest sister was typical lonely child. She shared a room with me growing up and I tried to take care of her all her life. She always feels like she is left out, like she doesn't fit, like she isn't loved as much as the others, but this is not so. She tries so hard to please everyone and neglects her own needs.
Growing up there was a lot of love and small conflicts, but when we all became adults, for a time, conflict was all we knew. As we are becoming older, we respect each other more, accept our differences, and love each other no more or less. Even in conflict we would give our lives for the other.
Sisters can be a blessing or a curse to each other. I have three and couldn't bear losing any of them. I hope, as the oldest - that I die first because I don't think I could stand to lose any one of them.
dizzyde
03-18-2008, 04:49 PM
"I brought you in this world...I'll take ya out!!"
"and make another one that looks just like you!!!" :ursofunny :ursofunny
Rhoni
03-18-2008, 04:53 PM
My sisters and I have a couple traditions:
*We sing, "We are Family"...
*We take "butt" pictures to see who has the best/biggest:)
*We take a yearly sister's trip on one of our birthdays
ForeverBlessed
03-18-2008, 08:41 PM
Okay Lisa...I do have some info for you, girl...Bill is between Rob and David with Michael the youngest.
But you ARE correct...he is the 'baby' of the family.
And yes, I am close to my sisters in law...
You know, I think I do remember meeting Michael and knowing he was the youngest..
Sherri
03-18-2008, 08:46 PM
There were four sisters in Southern Illinois when I was a teenager who were always at youth camps. They were Laura Mae, Darla Kay, Sharon Raye, and Mary Faye. I used to just love to say those names altogether. Does anyone else happen to know those Hinkle girls?
commonsense
03-19-2008, 01:12 AM
I have one sister, 2 1/2 yrs younger; we're good friends and love to do things together but since I live over 500 miles away we don't see each other very often.
Our personalities and views are different but we have "family ties".
Sister Alvear
03-19-2008, 01:21 AM
I have two sisters, I am the oldest...they both are Baptist! We are very close and I am thankful for them.
Rhoni
03-19-2008, 05:46 AM
There were four sisters in Southern Illinois when I was a teenager who were always at youth camps. They were Laura Mae, Darla Kay, Sharon Raye, and Mary Faye. I used to just love to say those names altogether. Does anyone else happen to know those Hinkle girls?
LOL. No, never heard of them. There were some girls at Ohio campmeeting; The Cyprus sisters: Rhonda, Lana, Laurie, & Mona:kickcanLOL.
Subdued
03-19-2008, 06:27 AM
I have one sister, she is 9 years younger than I am, and waaayyyyyy smarter. She was the honors student, class salutatorian, while I..... Well, there just really isn't any need to go there. :kickcan
She was raised by entirely different people than I was, I was the test subject, my parents had worked out all the kinks by the time they got to her. :gaga
We were not at all close growing up, mainly because by the time she got old enough for me to consider her anything but a baby, I was married.
We have always been at different stages in life, case in point, she had her first child 2 years ago at age 29, my only child is 20 years old.
But, all that being said, now that we are adults, she is one of my best friends, only outranked by my daughter in that category! :friend
This is similar to my story. I'm the oldest of five. I was six when my sister was born, 12 when my brother was born, 14 when the next sis was born, and 17 when my youngest sis came along.
I was my parents' test subject as well! LOL I can definitely relate!!!!! And I moved out at 18, married at 20; so my siblings were 12, 6, 3 and 1... all "just kids" to me.
Now, however, we're all very close & love to hang out together. I'm closest to the sister born when I was six, though.
When I had my first daughter, I really wanted to have another girl (which I did, four years later) so that she'd have a sister. When my girls fight & argue, I just remind them that they're most likely fighting with their future best friend.
My girls love to talk about my relationship - past & present - with my sisters. They tell me that my sisters and I have our own "sister language," and my girls keep wondering when they will have their own sister language. LOL
I was pulling into one of my sister's driveway one day & she was standing at her front door. She asked me a question - "mouthed" it, since I couldn't hear her - and I responded with some hand gestures & expressions; then she responded likewise. My girls were astonished & said, "WOW! How did you know what she said?!" That is when they decided that we have our own "sister language."
Ever play the game "Taboo?" I love to play that with this same sis! We only have to say a word or two, along with certain expressions & the other knows the correct answer. It's pretty cool.
Talking in "code" is common for us, too; particularly on the phone, when our kids are around & we don't want them knowing what we're talking about.
I absolutely LOVE having sisters!!!!!!!!!!!
These are great stories...keep 'em coming...:bliss
Rachel
03-19-2008, 07:56 AM
I have three sisters.. The oldest is three years older than I am, the second just fifteen months older than I am and the youngest is five years younger than I am. I can definitely relate to the 'sister speak' - we can read each other with just a nod of the head, a certain facial expression or what not. It's great!
My sisters are my absolute best and dearest friends.. We don't always agree - but we all know that no matter what, we know who can call if we need someone immediately.
We're all similar in certain little ways but at the same, completely different in others. The oldest is more reserved at first and then the most humorous once you get to know her.. she keeps us in stitches. The youngest is much the same .. they are eight years apart but two peas in a pod. The second is a nurse and is one of the MOST, if not THE most, caring individual I know. She is giving to a fault and enjoys her solitude. We all love to laugh.. and laughing with sisters is one of the greatest joys.
I will admit.. there are friends of mine that I tell them that they are like sisters to me.. I know what my sisters are to me and I know when my dearest friends reach that point. It's priceless.
I have three sisters.. The oldest is three years older than I am, the second just fifteen months older than I am and the youngest is five years younger than I am. I can definitely relate to the 'sister speak' - we can read each other with just a nod of the head, a certain facial expression or what not. It's great!
My sisters are my absolute best and dearest friends.. We don't always agree - but we all know that no matter what, we know who can call if we need someone immediately.
We're all similar in certain little ways but at the same, completely different in others. The oldest is more reserved at first and then the most humorous once you get to know her.. she keeps us in stitches. The youngest is much the same .. they are eight years apart but two peas in a pod. The second is a nurse and is one of the MOST, if not THE most, caring individual I know. She is giving to a fault and enjoys her solitude. We all love to laugh.. and laughing with sisters is one of the greatest joys.
I will admit.. there are friends of mine that I tell them that they are like sisters to me.. I know what my sisters are to me and I know when my dearest friends reach that point. It's priceless.
As I said in my opening post, I don't have blood sisters, but fully understand when friends have reached the point of being like a sister...it is priceless indeed.
Enjoyed your post, girl...
Falla39
03-19-2008, 09:07 AM
I will admit.. there are friends of mine that I tell them that they are like sisters to me.. I know what my sisters are to me and I know when my dearest friends reach that point. It's priceless.Quoted
by Rachel.
Next to my sisters, I would say that my sisters in law would be the next for being
the most like sisters as I being the oldest, I witnessed each of these seven girls come
into our family and become like family with us. Even two that are no longer married to
my brothers, still remain my sisters in law and family to me. I love them still and they
know it and love me also.
God's love is unconditional and His love shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost,
should also be the same.
Blessings,
Falla39
LadyChocolate
03-19-2008, 09:27 AM
The three most important people in my life aside from my husband and boys are: my mother, mother in law, and sister. These are the 3 women I talk to all of the time. I am blessed with an incredible, precious mother. My Mom and mother in law get along like they were friends before I ever came into the pic. When the four of us get together, my husband is lost. I have said many times that my MIL would be my best friend, except for the fact that she is still my MIL. Since both mothers are not having to be mothers anymore, we are all friends! It is a beautiful thing!
missdkendall
03-19-2008, 10:49 AM
A sister is something I was never blessed with. However, my best friend and I are like sisters. I consider her family :)
LadyChocolate
03-25-2008, 12:33 PM
another thing my sister and I have is our facial time.... yes, when we are together we have a facial..................everytime the dishwasher is drying and we open it up and the steam comes out, her and I gather around for our sister facial time!
Rhoni
03-25-2008, 12:41 PM
another thing my sister and I have is our facial time.... yes, when we are together we have a facial..................everytime the dishwasher is drying and we open it up and the steam comes out, her and I gather around for our sister facial time!
We used to blow dry our hair by standing, bent over in front of the fan, and ironed our hair on the ironing board. :gaga Those were the good ol' days:tissue
LadyChocolate
03-25-2008, 01:07 PM
We have this crazy thing between us now that whenever we see eachother or are sending eachother mail, we give eachother a gift......... A pair of socks! It sounds silly but she laughs at my socks because they are usually bright and very colorful. She is a black and white, blue and gray person.... So one day I bought her a pair of really funky colored socks with the toes in them! She got a kick out of it... It sounds a little silly but when it comes to sisters, silly things like that are very special!
Just last Saturday, my sister sent my boys some toys and what do ya know, there were 3 pair of socks in there for me! LOL sooo, I went out and bought her some really cute ones... Pink with yellow daisies and polka dots! :friend Love my sissy!
Monkeyman
03-25-2008, 02:14 PM
weeell, call me warped but all I could think of was Cinderella????
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/JonTheMonkeyman/cinderella.jpg
weeell, call me warped but all I could think of was Cinderella????
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/JonTheMonkeyman/cinderella.jpg
Okay, Monk...you're warped!! :ursofunny
Mrs. LPW
03-25-2008, 04:27 PM
All this makes me wish I had a sister! I have great friends though, like family.
All this makes me wish I had a sister! I have great friends though, like family.
Me too, girl...me too!! :friend
Felicity
03-25-2008, 05:29 PM
I like this thread. :)
I have two younger sisters. We're all friends and I've never had a disagreement with either of my sisters since I left home to go to Bible School. We're all quite different but I'd say we're all intelligent. :)
Both my younger sisters have supervisory positions where they work and have done well.
My youngest sister is very artistic. She can draw, paint, write poetry and music. Quite outgoing and confident. She was more the "rebel" of the three of us and quite typical of the youngest child in other ways as well. She has come back to God in the last few years and we now have more in common than ever before.
The middle sister was always the quiet shy child, very good, and favoured by my mother. She was very responsible and very consistent. While I was always out with friends doing something and going somewhere, she was at home and was a great help to my mom. Guess why she was always the favourite? :D
We're all very independent. That was encouraged by my parents. We were never babied or "spoiled" - that's for sure.
I always wished I had an older brother! I thought that would be wonderful. :)
LadyChocolate
03-25-2008, 05:40 PM
I like this thread. :)
I have two younger sisters. We're all friends and I've never had a disagreement with either of my sisters since I left home to go to Bible School. We're all quite different but I'd say we're all intelligent. :)
Both my younger sisters have supervisory positions where they work and have done well.
My youngest sister is very artistic. She can draw, paint, write poetry and music. Quite outgoing and confident. She was more the "rebel" of the three of us and quite typical of the youngest child in other ways as well. She has come back to God in the last few years and we now have more in common than ever before.
The middle sister was always the quiet shy child, very good, and favoured by my mother. She was very responsible and very consistent. While I was always out with friends doing something and going somewhere, she was at home and was a great help to my mom. Guess why she was always the favourite? :D
We're all very independent. That was encouraged by my parents. We were never babied or "spoiled" - that's for sure.
I always wished I had an older brother! I thought that would be wonderful. :)
I DO have an older brother....one day he had been playing with my barbie dolls.... Yes I found them put back all in a neat, organized row.....There were their heads, legs, arms, bodies all right next to eachother.....detached! :kickcan
Felicity
03-25-2008, 06:03 PM
I DO have an older brother....one day he had been playing with my barbie dolls.... Yes I found them put back all in a neat, organized row.....There were their heads, legs, arms, bodies all right next to eachother.....detached! :kickcanLOL! That sounds so typical, eh?
My daughter and her brothers, when we were on deputation traveling in a motor home, used to play together with GIJoes and Barbie all the time. Those kids were so funny and they were good friends, most of the time.
I don't know how many times Joe and Barbie got baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost that year we traveled! A multitude of times for sure. :toofunny
Felicity
03-25-2008, 06:04 PM
Time Will Never Change the Love We Share as Sisters
Time has changed our secrets
and the pigtails in our hair;
It has changed the silly arguments
and the giggles that we shared.
It has changed our childish happiness
to grown-up make-believe,
And leaving us with little else,
it has slowly changed
our dreams....
Time has come along and changed
the essence of our world;
Then finally and silently,
it has changed the little girls.
But having taken away the dreams
and the simple things we shared before.
Time has led us to the lasting things
we need each other for...
Memories of moments
that were made for us to share,
The crazy laughter
that's somehow always there,
The hidden corners of our lives
only we will ever know,
And the love that becomes deeper
and sweeter as it grows.
Time changes many things
and some dreams come apart,
But nothing can reach or change
the love for you
that lives within my heart.
(by Dianna Barnett)
LadyChocolate
03-26-2008, 07:27 AM
Thank you for that poem!:friend I think I am going to send it to my sister when I send her new socks to her! :)
It's kind of funny because we were just talking yesterday about our little sock thing we have going on.... My mother wants some socks now! too cute! So I will have to send both of them socks!
Some people search far and wide to find a real friend.... I grew up with mine!
Felicity
03-26-2008, 07:33 AM
Thank you for that poem!:friend I think I am going to send it to my sister when I send her new socks to her! :)
It's kind of funny because we were just talking yesterday about our little sock thing we have going on.... My mother wants some socks now! too cute! So I will have to send both of them socks!
Some people search far and wide to find a real friend.... I grew up with mine!You're welcome. :)
What's neat is when you're together reminiscing long time ago family events, situations, people, etc. and what I don't remember one of my sisters will. What one of them don't remember, I do. And so on.
You forget a lot of things that a sister will remember and can fill in the blanks. I love that! :)
I like this thread. :)
I have two younger sisters. We're all friends and I've never had a disagreement with either of my sisters since I left home to go to Bible School. We're all quite different but I'd say we're all intelligent. :)
Both my younger sisters have supervisory positions where they work and have done well.
My youngest sister is very artistic. She can draw, paint, write poetry and music. Quite outgoing and confident. She was more the "rebel" of the three of us and quite typical of the youngest child in other ways as well. She has come back to God in the last few years and we now have more in common than ever before.
The middle sister was always the quiet shy child, very good, and favoured by my mother. She was very responsible and very consistent. While I was always out with friends doing something and going somewhere, she was at home and was a great help to my mom. Guess why she was always the favourite? :D
We're all very independent. That was encouraged by my parents. We were never babied or "spoiled" - that's for sure.
I always wished I had an older brother! I thought that would be wonderful. :)
I like this thread, too, Felicity...the remembrances shared by all are really neat...
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