I was just listening to “Deep Purple” (What? It popped up on shuffle,) and I realized that almost all of my sibling problems are their fault. Watching “The Donny & Marie Show” as a kid created in me an unreasonable expectation of how sibling relationships are supposed to be.
No normal siblings really get along that well, to start with, and when your only sibling is “totally nuts*” it’s impossible to achieve. Which is why I wasted too much time and energy trying to build a loving sibling bond with people I didn’t particularly like and/or had absolutely nothing in common with but a few strands of DNA.
I almost wish I went to a therapist so I could send them the bill.
*A professional social workers words, not mine.
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