Re: Are You Estranged From Your Siblings?

I have a brother but I don't see him much. It doesn't stop me being fond of him. He lives a troubled life.

I'd have loved a sister, but do realise some sisters don't get on. I know lots who do.

Autumn Colour I like the "rent space in your head" quote. I must remember that one.

I'm a believer that we're all "on loan" to each other. Even for a short while, family included in this belief. Therefore, you don't have to like your family, or even love them.

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I have only one brother and I never see him . I have tried to maintain contact with him but he is just not interested . It makes me a bit sad when I see how well other families get on but I have to accept that's the way it is .

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The less said about my family the better! I haven't seen my sister for over 20 years and don't want to because even as children we never liked each other. I count myself very blessed to have a wonderful son, DIL and grandchildren with whom I'm very close.

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I consider myself in some ways fortunate - my sister, a compulsive liar who can't be trusted, lives in New Zealand, so I don't have to see her! My brother, who is a decent sort but very hard work and has little in common with me, lives in the US.
At least when you are estranged, distance makes it a bit easier!

Spittie, very sorry about your sister.

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I was estranged from the one who just passed. Then there's one nobody has seen since 1987, and the oldest (by thirteen months) and I are very close.

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I live in Macclesfield

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'So' right, I kept trying with my family, till eventually I gave up and moved away ... Wish I hadn't wasted years trying, it just impeded on my health.

Always wanted a family unit, my foster parents gave me that for a while ......
If you have good family around you, you are indeed lucky, so make each day count .......

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It's a shame when that happens Julie, I've only had one parent for most of my life as my dad passed away when I was young and my mum was an angel, no wonder I miss her so much, she held the family together but since she passed there's little contact between siblings, not because there's problems, some live hundreds of miles away so the distance keeps us apart.
I see my sister regularly as she lives alone so I like to check that she's ok, the others are married so I don't need to worry about them.

I guess it's a case of different strokes for different folks, we have to do what's right for us

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I didn't mind Macclesfield but I enjoyed Glasgow where he lived before more. Once you've wandered about the town, visited the silk museum, and one in a park (forget the name) , climbed all those stairs from the railway station and strolled along the canal then, as a visitor, you've just about exhausted its charms. I still have a pottery fridge magnet I bought from the tourist bureau next to the square.

Re: Are You Estranged From Your Siblings?

one of the good things about Macclesfield is that there are plenty of buses to take you away from it