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10 Thing All Older Siblings Will Understand More Than They Know

Because younger siblings get on our nerves, but they also make the best friends.

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10 Thing All Older Siblings Will Understand More Than They Know

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Even if you don't have younger siblings, these things will resonate with anyone with any siblings at all. Siblings have a way of bringing out the best and worst in us, and here's why:

1. Chores are always a negotiation

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"If I do this for you, you have to do this and half of that for me."

Some days you really don't feel like doing the dishes - luckily, there's at least one smaller version of you that will! You just have to pay the price...

2. Car rides...

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Car rides and always an adventure with your younger sibling, especially if you drive and they don't. One day you can be jamming out the same song over and over again and the next you can sit in completely comfortable silence the whole time.

3. Events

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Yeah, YOU might not be into sports, but your little sibling totally is. And when they make it to the championship game? You bet you're going to be there on the sidelines.

4. They copy you

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If you're a younger sibling, there's apparently no better person to idolize than your older sibling. This scares the crap out of us, because we know we don't always make the right choices or act the right way.

5. Birthdays are weird

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It's always a party no matter who's birthday it is, but its awkward when it's your sibling. With all the partying, there's absolutely no time for being silly or picking fun.

"Can't be mean to them on their birthday!"

6. Their wardrobe is basically just a time capsule

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Remember that really embarrassing outfit you wore in middle school? Now you get to see bits and pieces of it on your younger sibling every week! On the other hand, your hand-me-downs will be something you both enjoy laughing about.

7. Grudges

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Even if you aren't the type of person to hold a grudge, when it's your sibling you could do it for months. Or one of you says or does something stupid, laugh at each other, and it's over within a day.

8. Friend gossip

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"...and then Brittany invited Sarah but not Julie, so when Sarah mentioned it to Julie, she got really mad and now we can't all play on the same part of the playground."

"Wow that's annoying."

9. Your parents hate taking you to hotels

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Hotels are the maybe the one place your little sibling can convince you to run around barefoot with them, and they know it.

10. Unconditional love

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No matter what happens, even if you've never talked about it out loud, you know that your sibling(s) will always be there for you.

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