No.

[Behonkiss]

I don't like my sister, and I have one more reason to hate Dragon Tales.

A few months back, for some reason, while watching Dragon Tales, my sister ran up and GRABBED the TV, and it fell on her. She screamed like mad, but she was fine, and the TV forever had a purple-tinted "bruise" in the upper left corner that I never could get over.(And don't think that she didn't know what she was doing; she was five.)

About a month ago, something else strange started happening: My TV started displaying these annoying thick white horizontal lines about an inch down from the top of the screen, and worse still, everything above it was a REFLECTION of the inch below it, and not what it should be. I tolerated this up till today.

When I woke up this morning, I found that now there's no picture at all. It's just a white line through the middle with sound for every channel. Now I probably won't be able to watch CN for 2-3 weeks, or test out my new PS2! :,( My only hope is to let my parents use their TV in their upstairs bedroom, but I know they're going to say, "We're not going to sit upstairs listening to Powerpuff Girls and EE&E. You know we hate those shows!"

And don't say I'm being cruel to my sister. Ever since she started walking and talking, I haven't known how to love her. To give you a rough idea, she is a lot like Angelica. And my parents barely ever get mad at her, and now they won't care if I can't watch TV for weeks! AAAAGH!

I cannot see any advantage to having siblings over being an only child. I have never been able to see any.

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

Poor you. We all went through the same thing, those of us who have siblings, so quit crying. ;)

[Thundercleese]

Oh no!!! Your sister isn't dead, but your TV is broken. You sure do have it rough.

[Chris Sanders MSX]

My sister is the same way. As far as I'm concerned, she's pure frick'n evil. She gets away with zillions of things I'd get killed for.

Hers chool grades are low but the blame it all on the teachers, I say they are making excuses for her, when I would get a D they'd go nuts, she gets like 3 D's and an F or 2 and it's "the teachers don't like her".

I feel ya man. I also have never found a way to love my sister. I usually hate her guts, She has her good days but they are rare, very rare.

[Behonkiss]

It would have been impossible for the TV to seriously injure her sister unless she was under the age of four and had it dropped on her instead of falling down holding it. She was fine except for a sore knee.

[Artemis]

DO NOT TALK TO ME ABOUT ANNOYING SISTERS!!!!!!!!!

My two sisters are the most annoying in the entire world! My baby sister is always crying and yelling and the demanding stuff like she owns you! And my parents are always saying to do every damn thing for her because "she's too young to do it herself". She'll be seven next week! She's just lazy and I always have to pick up after her! And she gets away with everything! She'll get away with what I couldn't get away with when I was her age. How unfair!

And let's not go near my other sister! 14-years-old and still the world's biggest tattletale! She'll tattle on every little thing! When I take a popsicle out of the freezer to help myself cool off during the summer heat, she'll go "Did you ask Mom?" or "I'm telling Dad you didn't ask!" and then there is "Did you ask Mom you could go online? No? I'm telling!" Somebody tell her to grow up! :rolleyes:

Yeah, they have their good days, but they are rare. So...incredibly...rare...

[Zapages]

Ich bin ein Kind....


I am the only child... Many does it suck... I wish I had bro or a sis just to play some games or know how it is... Some people say being a only child rocks... I'll say this it has its high points and low points like everything else in the world....

I am sorry your tv doesn't work... I think the lens of your tv from the inside might have gotten... I have say this you are so lucky that the tv didn't break on her when with the tv... You could have been in real trouble in someway or another by how you tell your parents are with your sister and you... Good luck fixing your tv...

[Chris Sanders MSX]

Art are you talking about M.I.F ? :D


My sister is worse though, she lies and then smiles at me. She stills my stuffa nd wills wear she didn't take it and then when I cactch her she smiles and runs away. My parents have kicked ME out the house over fights we've had that she started.

We can't even argue.. when I'm right she acts likes he was neverw rong or was on my side to begin with, she tells on EVERYTHING I do. And when ever i'm on the phone with a girl she comes down stairs and acts all stupid saying stuff about me and worming herself onto the phone and doing horrible stuff.

Like last night i was on the phone with this 19 year old girl I met on the train and she gets on the phone and goes : You know he's only 17 right ? The girl goes yeah and my sister starts screaming "Female R. Kelly !" Not knowing the age of concent is 17 in Chicago. The girl got annoyed and hung up, I'm still pissed
about that.

Did i mention she's frigg'n stupid! But won't admit it, we hada n argument over which came first pre-school or Kindergarden...and whens he lost she just cried to my father becauses he said I was calling her stupid, which I was because she is !!

[DR. BELCH]

They don't get any better with age, believe me. My brother, 17, is becoming an utterly irresponsible moron, and I think a big part of it is my mom becoming a bit too lax in her parenting since my father's death (he was the disciplinarian and a big believer in corporal punishment). He frequently forgets his wallet (and driver's license), throws violent tantrums when he can't have his way, once tried to drive off in his truck with a bottle of alcohol (during one of the aforementioned hissy-fits), borrows money frequently without paying it back, runs up exhorbitant charges on the credit card, borrows shirts w/out asking and and ruins them...the laundry list of his hatefulness and irresponsibility is lengthy, and he is in need of a severe beating, which Mom refuses to give him. He runs off for days at a time, presumably staying with friends, and honestly I and the rest of the family hardly miss him. Cruel, maybe, but if he's going to act like a http://216.40.201.38/otn/puke/bashy.gif, he will be treated like a http://216.40.201.38/otn/puke/bashy.gif.

[Danielle]

I guess I'm the lucky one; I have two sisters, and I'm pretty darn happy to have 'em! :D I would like a brother or two, though...we have too much makeup around the house. :p

[Behonkiss]

Originally posted by Zapages
Ich bin ein Kind....


I am the only child... Many does it suck... I wish I had bro or a sis just to play some games or know how it is... Some people say being a only child rocks... I'll say this it has its high points and low points like everything else in the world....


Trust me, you don't. 9 out of 10 siblings would agree that they never wanted a sibling. Mine are anything but company; they are nothing but disconveniences and annoyances(My brother is 12, but he fights and makes animal noises with my sister like he's her age! Moron.). I have few friends, but that doesn't matter, because my brother and sister are not my friends. Having more than one child is also a horrible strain for the parents, so you and your parents should be happy you're the only one.(It's less money, too.:D)

[auto]

actually, Most Only Children tend to be concieted (no offense anyone). Because all the things that there parents say about them (positive of coarse) get's to thier head and they think they're better than they actually are. Also, the parents are worse. They ussually have a "Hooray with me, Hell with you" attitude and the only thing they talk about is how good thier child is (mostly exagerated).

So as annoying as siblings can be, they're for the good of you and you should always remember that.

[Joe Tully]

If it wasn't for my little brother, I wouldn't have had anyone to beat the holy crap out of during those difficult pre-teen years. Thanks bro.

[Seafaring]

Lucky for me I am the youngest and don't have to put up w/ younger siblings.
Wait I wonder if I was as annoying to my older brothers and sisters and your sister is to you...

[Evil Dr. Reef]

Originally posted by Chris Sanders MSX
My sister is the same way. As far as I'm concerned, she's pure frick'n evil. She gets away with zillions of things I'd get killed for.

Her school grades are low but the blame it all on the teachers, I say they are making excuses for her, when I would get a D they'd go nuts, she gets like 3 D's and an F or 2 and it's "the teachers don't like her".

I feel ya man. I also have never found a way to love my sister. I usually hate her guts, She has her good days but they are rare, very rare.
There's a situation I know all to well. My sister gets D's and F's on her report card: "Oh, the teacher's must not like her. Well, just do better next time!"
I get a C+ on my report card: "God, Matt! Why are you getting C's! I think that all that time you spend <insert random fun activity here> is having a horrible affect on your homework. You're grounded until the next report cards come out."

Sucks, don't it?

[Barb Gordon]

Okay, I'm a younger sister, and there's only two kids total. My sis and , and she is six years older. From the younger sibling point of view, I implore you to be patient, somewhat understanding and a bit tolerable to your younger brothers and sisters. I know of so many friends who have younger or older siblings, and all they do is complain and ***** and moan about every little thing. I hate them, they annoy me, why can't they leave me alone, I wish they were dead, I wish I were an only child. And I feel so sorry for all of those people. My sister and I have the best younger/older relationship ever, we love and respect each other so much. But we have had our fights, pulling hair, poking and hitting and yelling at each other. It's just a part of growing up with brothers and/or sisters. I've heard stories of what a horrible child I was. treating my sister like crap when I was little, demanding things of her and ordering her around, Tattle-telling, getting into her stuff, talking back and even walking out of the house a few times when she would babysit me. And I love her so much more for the fact that even though she probably wanted to kill me back then, and would complain to my mom, that she still loved and cared for me. Years from now, when your siblings are older, they'll realize what little "****s" they were, and wonder how awesome you are that you put up with them. And if they never realize that, then it's a big shame. But beleive me, when it comes down to it, if you were to lose your younger sibling(s) in an accident of some sort, you know deep down that you would be very affected, hurt and sad over the loss. So on behalf of those younger sibling that you older sibling just can't stand, please try and bare it a bit better. Older siblings command so much respect from their parents, because parents know that it's awful for the older kid to deal with the younger kid(s), and it will really pay off in the long run if you act mature and don't whine about your brother or sister breaking your things. Because your just as bad as your little bro/sis to your parents.

~Barb

[Squall]

I'm the oldest of four children. "Been there, done that," would be my response to all these war stories. :p Right now, I'm 25, my 1st brother is 20, my 2nd brother is 16, and my sister is 13. You can only imagine the fights we got into when all four of us were teens and pre-teens!

But, as all four of us have grown up, we have begun to appreciate each other, and depend on each other for support. When you're young, siblings are a nuissance; when you're old, siblings are dependable friends with whom you share the exact same history (growing up in the same house and all). For all you young people: give it time! When everyone grows up, the fighting will end, and the mutual respect will begin. :)

[DR. BELCH]

DANIELLE:
I have two sisters...I would like a brother or two, though...we have too much makeup around the house.
Yes, but at least you don't have to deal with body hair, coarse language, rude body noises, and every anecdote involving racial slurs or bodily functions. :rolleyes: I suppose if I had a sister or two I'd actually understand women a lot better (and my mother wouldn't feel so outnumbered, having spent so long in a house full of men...though that's changing since Becca and Saliah came along).

[Chris Sanders MSX]

Originally posted by Evil Dr. Reef

There's a situation I know all to well. My sister gets D's and F's on her report card: "Oh, the teacher's must not like her. Well, just do better next time!"
I get a C+ on my report card: "God, Matt! Why are you getting C's! I think that all that time you spend <insert random fun activity here> is having a horrible affect on your homework. You're grounded until the next report cards come out."

Sucks, don't it?

Yeah big time. Any idea why parents do that ?? It bugs me. I ahds oemthing else go down last night, I'll share later.

[Calhoun07]

After reading all these posts, I just wonder....

What will you all do to make sure these kind of things don't happen for your kid? Do parent's just automatically grow blinders? I mean, seriously, some of these stories really make me have to wonder if some of these parents are totally clueless to what some of these kids are up to...deception, lying, being lazy, getting their other siblings in trouble.... I have no idea what causes parents to grow these blinders.

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

Originally posted by Chris Sanders MSX


Yeah big time. Any idea why parents do that ?? It bugs me. I ahds oemthing else go down last night, I'll share later.

Effort. My sister admittedly looks like she tries harder than I do, and even if she gets a bad grade, it's not for a lack of trying. I suspect most people are lazy like I am, and so the hammer comes down harder on us.

But anyway, unless your family is really screwed up, I ultimately prefer having someone else in the house closer to my age I can talk to. My parents aren't interested in listening to me whining about my petty hobbies, or moaning about my woeful sports team or the entertainment/animation industry. So the victim must therefore be my younger sibling, who is there to be an (un)willing audience to my philosphical rants about life and culture. Sure, I could go out and whine to my friends, but they're not always willing to put up with it either.

[Chris Sanders MSX]

Originally posted by Calhoun07
After reading all these posts, I just wonder....

What will you all do to make sure these kind of things don't happen for your kid? Do parent's just automatically grow blinders? I mean, seriously, some of these stories really make me have to wonder if some of these parents are totally clueless to what some of these kids are up to...deception, lying, being lazy, getting their other siblings in trouble.... I have no idea what causes parents to grow these blinders.

The parents HAVE to know. My mom is the oldest between her and her sister, and my dad is the oldest (by 2 minutes) between him and his 6 or 7 brothers and sister.

So I know for a fact that my parents know it's going on but as if they see it or not I dunno. Some stuff happens right in front of them, and other times I just think they just don't want to accept that there kids could do some of things you've listed and then they don't want to take one persons word and not the other (but sometiems do.)

The way I'm going to avoid blinders is by only having one kid . A boy. I couldn't handle raising a teenage girl, I'd be one of those nuts dads that sits outside the house with a gun waiting for my daughter to return from her date. I'm definetly not having 2 kids, I would never do that to another person, younger siblings suck, period.


When I go on rants on how much I hate my sister my mother usually tells me about stuff that happened to her. Right now my aunt (my moms sister) has been in and failed rehab, and has really made a shambles of her life despite going to college and all. so I guess it's a what comes around goes around type thing.

[ghost15]

siblings are cool. i admit i am the youngest but i really wish i had a younger sibling (preferably brother). it will never happen. i would really enjoy teaching my brother not to be a drone. god i wish i had a younger siblig althoug older ones are very cool i kinda know what its like being the only child. not totallybut i am the only child still living at home my siblings are in college and grad school. it gets real boring and lonely.

[Artemis]

Originally posted by Chris Sanders MSX
Art are you talking about M.I.F ? :D





Hells yeah! :p

She's the worse of the two evils despite being older. The baby sister can actually be fun sometimes (especially since I'm training her to like all the stuff I like and hate all the stuff I hate :D ).

The other one on the other hand is, as you put it, pure frick'n evil. What your sis does to you is pretty much what she does to me.
I swear when she tattles on me she's enjoying it. When we were all at Blockbuster a while ago and I asked if I could rent Jay and Silent Bob and she was quick to say it was R rated. My parents usually don't ask about that stuff but when it's mentioned they act upon it. Thus screwing me over for seeing it for the time being (yet then she goes and asks if she could see Dracula 2000)

That's another thing! She's a hypocrite! She uses my stuff without asking and says that she'd let me do the same, but when I do use her stuff without asking (ie. cd player if I can't find mine) she gets mad and tattles. >_<

And don't forget arguments! She'll get pissed off at the stupidest things! And whenever I prove a point because I'm right she'll completely disregard it and when it's pretty obvious I'm right she'll just quit and leave and tattle cuz I called her "idiot", "stupid", or "dumbass"which I usually do because she is! -_- Not to mention she'll do or say drastic stuff when she is obviously wrong and screwed like you witnessed during the whole "Her/Weatherman" fiasco (if you paid attention to that)

Plus she is about as close-minded as they come. And I hate it that she only acts this way around me and the rest of my (more tolerable) siblings. When I tellt his to her firends or any one outside the family (besides my friends) they almost never believe me because she's so "smart, sweet, and mature!" *pukes*

There's the Shelby that everyone sees. And the Shelby that I see. Darth Shelby. >_<

[Chris Sanders MSX]

"And don't forget arguments! She'll get pissed off at the stupidest things! And whenever I prove a point because I'm right she'll completely disregard it and when it's pretty obvious I'm right she'll just quit and leave and tattle cuz I called her "idiot", "stupid", or "dumbass"which I usually do because she is! -_- Not to mention she'll do or say drastic stuff when she is obviously wrong and screwed like you witnessed during the whole "Her/Weatherman" fiasco (if you paid attention to that)"


I paid attention to that, and my sister is the same way !! In arguments and all. I'm almost NEVER wrong and she always disreguards me being right, or like you will run and tell because I called her what she is. If not that she'll go on this stupid mode where if I was right she'll change her argument to mine and be like..See I told you ? And skip off laughing !!!!!!!!!

I had a semi-similar incident happen with my sister trying to somewhere she shouldn't and got an additude when I wouldn't let her leave. Gah..I guess most little sisters are the same. I thought I was just being cursed. I swear this better pay off when I'm grown up, thankfully next year I'll be outa here(College!!) and the only contact I'll have with my sister is through the net. Where I can get her into a message board where everyone will be on my side for once.

Everyone sees my sister as this cute little goody goody. But she's the most evil person I've ever met. She acts sweet and nice
around everyone ,except people that don't buy into her crap. My oldest brother for example, she hates him because he takes my side all the time because he knows what little bros/sisters do.