Younger brother
I have a younger sister and brother and there is a relatively small gap between us; two years between me and my sis and then 2 years between her and my brother. This meant that as kids we could all theoretically play with each other as we are of a similar age. In reality it meant that me and my sister ganged up against my brother a lot (I didn't really like her as a kid either but she was the lesser of two evils), who was the baby of the family, the only boy and spoilt.

We used to do all sorts to him-nothing really that bad but just little things like;
-tie him up and gag him with a sock he couldn't interfere with our games,
-tell him elaborate stories of mosters living in his wardrobe and under the bed, so that he had a contast fear of them and made my dad check EVERY NIGHT that they wern't there.
-dress him up in our clothes (He looked very much like my sister when he was younger, same face, so he didnt look that bad in a frilly dress)
- tell him that he could only WATCH us playing, because he would ruin the game otherwise

I also had an older brother who died when he was a baby (before i was born), but there are many photos of him around the house, and it is a common assumption amongst guests that the photos of the baby boy are of my younger brother.

My sister and I used this to our advantage a lot. I think the worst things we have ever said to him is "if (Nikkusama's older brother) was still alive, you would have never had been born!" and "you are just a replacement!"

Nowadays I get on with my siblings because I rarely see them. I wonder if he remembers any of this...

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(Nikkusama, Thu 1 Jan 2009, 3:41, Reply)