big j 33
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I'm the youngest of 3 and they're 8 and 12 years older, so it's difficult to have a relationship as equals when I was always the younger brother.
The oldest was out of the house when I was only 6/7 and even now that I'm an adult he moved to Colorado and I don't get to see him that often. So we talk every few weeks but I can definitely see how we can drift apart over the years since we're so far away. Not seeing them often or living nearby certainly plays a huge factor, hopefully that doesn't happen
I'm closer with the other one, who is 8 years older, he never moved away so I see him whenever I go back home, plus he didn't leave home for college so we grew up together a lot more.
I definitely appreciate them being older than me at times, their age helps gives me knowledge and perspective on certain things that might be beyond my age. But the negatives definitely outweigh the positives since I was always the "little brother" for so long. And now that the oldest moved away, it'll be harder to have a solid relationship as equals and friends, instead of the big and little brother.
The oldest was out of the house when I was only 6/7 and even now that I'm an adult he moved to Colorado and I don't get to see him that often. So we talk every few weeks but I can definitely see how we can drift apart over the years since we're so far away. Not seeing them often or living nearby certainly plays a huge factor, hopefully that doesn't happen
I'm closer with the other one, who is 8 years older, he never moved away so I see him whenever I go back home, plus he didn't leave home for college so we grew up together a lot more.
I definitely appreciate them being older than me at times, their age helps gives me knowledge and perspective on certain things that might be beyond my age. But the negatives definitely outweigh the positives since I was always the "little brother" for so long. And now that the oldest moved away, it'll be harder to have a solid relationship as equals and friends, instead of the big and little brother.