One writer reflects on the highs and lows of growing up without siblings
.The answer seems to change each time it leaves my mouth.“I’ve always wanted a sister.”Over the years, I’ve had a complicated relationship with being an only child. When my friends would argue with their siblings, their parents would tell me how lucky I was to not have to squabble over who told on who or borrowed a top without asking. But really, I yearned for it: the camaraderie, having someone to get grounded or gang up with.
Of course, I know not every sibling relationship is perfect, no matter how much I’ve idealised it in my head, but it’s still something I wish I could experience for myself. In seeking to make sisters out of my friends, I’ve learned hard and hurtful lessons about closeness and how the feeling isn’t always mutual. But with siblings, whether you wish to be related or not, you’re tied to that person. The bond can’t be doubted or the biology untangled, for better or for worse.
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