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A sister can be your best friend. Sisters who are close love to share secrets, and sometimes even clothes.
But sisters can also become enemies. Jealousy and sibling rivalry can put a strain on sisters’ relationship. Some sisters compete for their parents’ attention; others compete for friends or achievements at school. Hear Devan tell Mason about her relationship with her sister.
Dialog
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Devan: I have an older sister, and I feel like we have this constant sibling rivalry going on. Do you have a sister?
Mason: I have a younger sister. I don’t know, I feel like there’s obviously some stereotypical differences between brothers and sisters, and two sisters, right?
Devan: I think so. I think that, you know, when…like with me and my sister, there’s a lot of jealousy maybe sometimes, because if she has a boyfriend and I don’t or she’s getting better grades than me, there’s a lot more comparisons to be drawn there. And also it’s harder for me too, I think, being the younger one, because I’m supposed to be like her. She’s supposed to be the role model.
Mason: Now, has that relationship evolved over time? Like is there still that element of rivalry but you guys are also really close, or has it kind of stayed antagonistic?
Devan: No, I think that the older we get, the more she’s evolved into my best friend, whereas before, she was my enemy.
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Discussion
Devan has an older sister. Even though they are close, there is still a rivalry between them. Mason has a sister, too, but she is younger than him and they do not have any sibling rivalry. Mason thinks there may be more jealousy and competition between two sisters than between a sister and a brother.
Devan agrees. She says it is also difficult being the younger sister, because she feels like she is supposed to be just like her older sister. Her older sister is supposed to be the role model, and Devan is supposed to follow her example.
Even though there is still some rivalry between them, Devan and her sister are no longer enemies. In fact, now they are more like best friends.
Do you have a sister? Is there any sibling rivalry between you? Is your sister more like your enemy or your best friend?
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Brazil |
i don’t have but i’d like, better than a brother…despite we’re good friends, but sisters have friends, especially girls!!! |
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If I had a sister I’d love her so much and I’m sure there was no sibling rivalry between us! I think jealousy between sisters belongs to their childhood but when a girl grows she needs a sister to support and confabulate.Someone for sharing secrets!;) Now I have a sister on Ebaby! I know its virtual place but I really feel she is my best friend just like a sister. She is Irene! |
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Jordan |
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Egypt |
I have two sisters, one is just one year older than me and the other is five years younger than me so obviously me and my older sister are so close to each other that we do everything with each other, we have similar thoughts, similar points of view and similar characters and the same thing between my younger sister and i but we are not such close like me and my older sister but still we can get along with each other, actually i count myself very lucky |
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Slovakia |
i dont have sister only two brothers. In the childhood we were fighting a lot each other, but our relation is better already |
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Saudi Arabia |
I have two sisters, they are wonderful , i never look on them as competitors of mine .simply,what would hurt them ,it would hurt me in return. |
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Thailand |
Absolutely understand how’s being a sister! |
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