Growing up with a sibling is alternately exhausting, hilarious, rewarding, and annoying. You can go from being best friends to hating each other in a matter of seconds. You're protective of them, but you also can't pass up the chance to mess with them. Here are some things you can undoubtedly relate to if you have a brother.
Competition. Constant competition.
Even if it's something trivial like who can eat the fastest, or who can win in a foot race, everything is a competition. You have to be the best, especially compared to your sibling. You rub it in their face at dinner when you get a better grade than they did, just because it's what you do.
Yelling, "Mooooom!" when things get ugly.
Calling for your mom is the classic last ditch effort to save yourself. Sometimes it makes your brother back off, and sometimes it makes him even more angry. As soon as someone yells "Mom!" the fight is about to end.
Tricking them into doing what you want.
Especially when you were younger, you probably tricked them into playing dress up with you or made them come to your tea party. They always had to be the bad guy when you played games, and you gave them some elaborate reason to convince them it would be fun.
Just plain tricking them.
You probably played tricks on them that involved hiding things. Not to mention the several other harmless jokes you've pulled at their expense over the years. It always makes you laugh when you get away with it and get a reaction from them. But, everyone knows if you crossed your fingers, you can get away with it.
Forcing them to hang out with you.
You might have to bribe them with food. Or, if they're young enough, they'll usually go along with whatever you come up with. But sometimes you really just want to hangout with them one-on-one.
Those rare times you get along.
When you do get along, you have so much fun together. Granted, it doesn't last long before it turns into a fight, but for those few moments, everything falls into place and you enjoy each other's company.
Fighting over everything from the TV remote to who gets to use the best sled.
Just like everything is a competition, everything is a fight. Sometimes you just fight for the sake of fighting. It doesn't matter what you're arguing over. It could be who has to walk the dog, who left the door unlocked, or gets to eat the last cookie, but all that matters to you is that you win.
Wanting the best for them.
At the end of the day, all you really want is to see your sibling happy. You want them to succeed in everything they do. Being there for all the big moments is important to you, because deep down you do love them.
