tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post4043724983672855216..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Oh brother, oh sisterJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-14946301572389921482010-07-20T10:01:36.106-04:002010-07-20T10:01:36.106-04:00You've been very lucky, Kathy. Don't quest...You've been very lucky, Kathy. Don't question it, just enjoy it. :-)Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-78820215447384304152010-07-20T01:55:34.380-04:002010-07-20T01:55:34.380-04:00Gosh, my sister and I get along fine the vast majo...Gosh, my sister and I get along fine the vast majority of the time. We discuss a lot with each other and are very frank.<br /><br />We bonded years ago and it helped us weather the storms of our family. It only made us each stronger to have each other.<br /><br />I sorely miss all of us singing folk songs together and my sister, who is a classically-trained singer, teaching me to harmonize and kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-74168125152640060962010-07-15T19:08:52.559-04:002010-07-15T19:08:52.559-04:00There are parents who intentionally see to it that...There are parents who intentionally see to it that their children don't get along so they can play them against each other & otherwise control them. My mother was one of those. In retrospect it is interesting to chronicle IF YOU WRITE and only if you write and share it that way or in some other way that might be helpful to others. Seeing bad parents in action makes one appreciate the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-5353992796017977092010-07-15T15:49:58.711-04:002010-07-15T15:49:58.711-04:00I am the youngest of three girls and despite the f...I am the youngest of three girls and despite the fact that my sisters claim I am spoiled absolutely rotten. I think they are mistaken.<br /><br />My favorite sibling rivalry is the one between Stephanie and Valerie Plum. Valerie, Miss Perfect look like the Virgin Mary, has the perfect marriage and hair-do -- ends up divorced and living with her parents and pregnant. Face it we all love the Lynn Barker Steinmayerhttp://www.goshenpublib.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-64152275141178647002010-07-15T01:13:41.045-04:002010-07-15T01:13:41.045-04:00I have a thriller coming out next year, THE BABY T...I have a thriller coming out next year, THE BABY THIEF, that involves sisters who never knew each other. And in my next Detective Jackson story, readers will finally meet his elusive brother. <br /><br />You're right, most of have siblings, and those relationships eventually play out in our stories.L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-55096381965055709872010-07-14T16:59:56.227-04:002010-07-14T16:59:56.227-04:00It can be scary, Vicki, but fortunately a lot of s...It can be scary, Vicki, but fortunately a lot of siblings grow out of their rivalry. It seems to me that sisters who are close in age -- a year or two apart -- have the best chance of growing up as friends. Boys seem to be competitive no matter what.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-36385721167734141092010-07-14T16:32:16.687-04:002010-07-14T16:32:16.687-04:00Okay, this is a fictional situation I'm going ...Okay, this is a fictional situation I'm going to talk about (I have a brother and we get along fine even though Mom always liked him best.) <br /><br />-- I just finished my fifth Elizabeth Goodweather book -- all about Elizabeth and her Very different sister and the minute I put the two together on the page, my dear sweet Elizabeth turned into a snippy, snarling, tooth grinding bitch. <br />Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-44844820913152383532010-07-14T15:37:55.057-04:002010-07-14T15:37:55.057-04:00I had that with my parents and younger brother. H...I had that with my parents and younger brother. He could do nothing to please my father from the get go. It may have had something to do with Mom being put in a sanitorium for TB when he was just a few months old. My mother was always going to the other extreme. I realized what was going on as a teen and didn't appreciate Dad's attitude so basicly ignored HIM. My brother seemed to Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500345360900905162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-75733530830357745412010-07-14T10:22:47.765-04:002010-07-14T10:22:47.765-04:00Children may grow up in the same household, but th...Children may grow up in the same household, but their "micro environments" can be radically different. I don't think unequal treatment is always conscious on the part of parents. They may believe they love their children equally and treat them the same, but differences do exist and children do internalize them. This leads to healthy incomes for psychotherapists. :-)Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-17492375254257262152010-07-14T09:59:45.041-04:002010-07-14T09:59:45.041-04:00I think most conflict between siblings comes from ...I think most conflict between siblings comes from inequitable treatment from the parents, which isn't the fault of the favored child unless that child uses it to his/her advantage. We were subject to inequitable treatment, but realized that fault was not our own.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-55516930391748075822010-07-14T07:52:12.016-04:002010-07-14T07:52:12.016-04:00My mother was an only child; her father was too, a...My mother was an only child; her father was too, and her mother was an orphan. My mother decided that I should have the pleasure of a sibling, so I have a sister who is four years younger. It didn't work out: sibling rivalry from Day One. Only as adults have we managed a lasting truce.Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.com