I'm the youngest of four, and I'm the only girl. Sucks, right? Haha, nope. I would rather have brothers than sisters that steal all of my clothes. My mom does that enough.
I feel like a lot can be learned from having brothers, and I know I've garnered a lot from them. When you're younger, they were awful. Stinky, annoying, loud, and boring to be exact. As you get older, you start to appreciate them a lot more. I know that no matter how many times I call my brothers names, they'll usually forgive me.
In my own experience, my brothers and I have become a lot closer because of issues that concern our family. Ten years ago, if you told me my brothers would be the ones taking me to get my first tattoo, or being the person I could rant with, I'd think you were crazy. I remember times where I would pace in front of their rooms with things they didn't have (usually food) just to taunt them. It was stupid, but I did it.
I also never realized how much my brothers influenced my fashion and my personality. Easily, from sixth to tenth grade, I wore jeans and band t-shirts. Why? Probably because that's all I grew up around. It wasn't until my latter years of high school I realized I liked girly things like dresses and bright colors.
My personality, well... I've always been a bit vulgar, crude, and at times, pretty blunt. I'm sure I can thank them for that. I was younger, so when I was supposed to be watching SpongeBob, I was watching South Park or Family Guy, much to my parent's dismay. I'd always get yelled at, but I did it anyways. Watching these shows with them, I'm sure, gave me a lot of... the knowledge I'm sure I wasn't supposed to know until much later. Thanks, brothers and Seth McFarlane.
I know a lot of girls see living with boys as disgusting (and a lot of the time it is, but let's be honest, girls are way more disgusting). Despite that, it's totally worth it later in life. I now have two people I'll be able to look to for the rest of my lives if I ever need to chat, or just want to go to a concert or get a tattoo. Don't take them for granted.