Why do siblings fight and is it a healthy thing? What makes them want to rip each other’s head off one minute…
…..and the next they can’t live without each other?
When do you intervene as parents and when do you let them figure it out themselves? And does it get better with age??
Sarah has always been the motherly type in our house, so the two youngest are who I would call “normal” siblings and they fight like cats and dogs. Sometimes I genuinely feel they hate each other and then the next minute they do something that restores my hope in their relationship. It’s exhausting though riding that roller coaster with them and never knowing from day to day are they friends or are they enemies? You can be having a great day, get home and they’ve been arguing and the whole mood changes and the day sinks like a bombed ship. I’ve given my whole family loyalty speeches, I’ve emphasized the love we should have for each other as family members, and how even though we are family, because we live so closely it is easy to step on each other’s toes but there are ways to deal with it…
They seem to get it when I say these things…they nod in between staring a hole into the floor….things seem good for maybe a short while….then we’re back to the same ol’ game…
Did you ever fight with your siblings? How did your parents react? What was the worst thing you ever did to your sibling and did you say you were sorry? What is your relationship with your siblings now that you’re adults?
I’ll never give up hope on these guys….I just wish they knew how much easier life would be on their ol’ mamma if they could just love one another…ALL the time….
Until next time my friends….
4 comments:
god morgen Amy,
sånn er det nok i de fleste familier,
mine barn er så forskjellige typer, at det har gått veldig bra, ingen uro her, men nå er jo 2 av dem voksne, å minsten er snart 15,
det ordner seg ettersom de blir større,
men klart man kan oppleve ting som setter spor, å aldri kan ordnes,
sånne ting har skjedd med meg å min adoptiv mor, men hun hadde aldri kjærligheten for et barn, bare eie makt,
ønsker deg en riktig fin dag.
klem fra sylvia
I'd be worried if they weren't fighting! Siblings fight - that's a fact of life. I am one of four - and goodness, we fought a lot! But we're close. My parents just let us sort ourselves out.
They say that sibling fights are very beneficial as it teaches kids how to argue, retreat, lose a fight, compromise and all other sorts of useful life skills.
Jo da Amy de elsker hverandre,men de MÅ krangle og ape på hverandre ;o) slik er det bare.
Ha en god dag i skogen og hils bandittene ;D
we always fought and always made up when we were growing up - now we're so very close that we would do anything for each other
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