It's an interesting question. Having a sibling around the same age as you can make for lots of good memories but can also lead to conflicts. I'm 25 and my brother is 16, so we have what most people would consider a substantial age gap at 9 years. But I've always enjoyed being the older brother. When he was young he looked up to me and tried copying me all the time. It was cute. I still sort of miss those days. Now that he's a teenager himself and about to graduate high school pretty soon and as he's gotten older, it's become less of an older brother younger brother relationship. Now we tend to look at each other as equals and give each other mutual respect. Obviously I'm at a different stage in my life compared to him but when I look at him today I remember what I was like at 16 and it surprises me how similar he is to myself at that age both in terms of the positives and negatives. He's young and he'll grow and mature and I'm sure someday he will become someone I'm proud of having as my younger brother (not that I'm not proud of him now) and a great friend as well
Do you think it's better for kids to be close or farther apart in age?
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It's an interesting question. Having a sibling around the same age as you can make for lots of good memories but can also lead to conflicts. I'm 25 and my brother is 16, so we have what most people would consider a substantial age gap at 9 years. But I've always enjoyed being the older brother. When he was young he looked up to me and tried copying me all the time. It was cute. I still sort of miss those days. Now that he's a teenager himself and about to graduate high school pretty soon and as he's gotten older, it's become less of an older brother younger brother relationship. Now we tend to look at each other as equals and give each other mutual respect. Obviously I'm at a different stage in my life compared to him but when I look at him today I remember what I was like at 16 and it surprises me how similar he is to myself at that age both in terms of the positives and negatives. He's young and he'll grow and mature and I'm sure someday he will become someone I'm proud of having as my younger brother (not that I'm not proud of him now) and a great friend as well