sibling rivalry from a siblings point of view (Sibling Rivalry!)

Member Name: dustmad

Product:	Sibling Rivalry!
Date:	07/01/09 (19 review reads)
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Disadvantages: stress and problems for your parents

Sibling rivalry is something that I can speak about from a siblings point of view. I am the eldest daughter of two. My sister is 3 1/2 years younger than me. My poor mum must have been through the wars dealing with us two. I must say though, that all the sibling rivalry problems that occured were due to me. I am 33 years old now, and would like to think that I am a nice person, but when I was a child I was horrible. I remember going to the hospital to see my mum after she had given birth to my sister, and I didn't even talk to my mum. I was so jealous, at that stage. I think I didn't understand that my world had changed, but I didn't want it to change. I didn't want a sibling, I wanted the attention all to myself. As we grew up together I hated my sister to the extreme. I made her life hell, I even resorted to throwing her down the stairs. I cringe now just thinking about it. We get on so well now, and are really close. I now have a 13 month old son and am expecting twins in 5 months time. I am dreading having the same senario happen to me. It makes me realise how much I made my mums life hell. I can imagine that having such problems with your children is so stressful, but unavoidable sometimes. I can't imagine that my mum did such a bad job at interacting us together. I can only think that it was because I was such a horrible child. I feel for my mum, and anyone else out there with similar problems.

Summary: a brief look at my point of view when growing up with my sister.