Cambridge, southwestern Nebraska | After 50 some years we communicate more now than we have since we were kids.
10 years difference between my brother and and I with a sister in the middle.
Biggest problem was my brothers wife. She was a lefty liberal from California. Sisters husband was more like me. I got along with both sides just because I thought it was the right thing to do but the relationship between my brother and sister in law was always strained. Plus they lived a thousand miles away. Sister was 200 miles away. And the relationship between my sister and brother was non existent.
Since both of their spouses have passed on in the past couple of years we have taken a couple of trips together. Group text. Everyone getting along great. Been together more this year than in the past 50 years.
I’m much closer to my sisters kids as they are about the same age as our kids and have similar interests and values. Brothers kids have been raised in the big city. They look down on us country/small town people. Had way too much influence from their mother who despised our way of life. She was very insecure and jealous although she came on as very dominant.
When the parents estate was settled things went pretty well. Fortunately our parents had told all of us how it would be before hand. That helped a lot. I was able to buy out my sister when it worked for me. Brother couldn’t wait so it sold to a landlord of mine and I was able to continue renting it.
I see families go in all different directions. Some stay close. Some never talk. Been interesting reading the comments on here. |
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