ipl-logo

Personal Narrative: Siblings

334 Words2 Pages
Siblings grow up side by side for years yet they have different life experiences. I have five siblings, three sisters and two brothers, and we have had different life experiences. I am the oldest so my life has been different from theirs. Like I didn’t get my first electronic until I was eleven years old. But one of my sisters got her first electronic when she was seven. That will be the kind of stuff I will be writing about. We all grew up with different school experiences. Like I went to school for kindergarten, then
I was homeschooled for first grade, then I went to school for second to third grade, and then I was homeschooled for the rest. One of my sisters went to school for Kindergarten and first grade and was homeschooled
Show More
Related
632 Words | 3 Pages

While reading the book titled Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline, I was introduced to several characters. First, we are introduced to Molly, a troubled foster kid in a bad situation. Then we meet Vivian, a great lady, who experiences the life of an orphan during the early 1900s. The connection between Molly and Vivian is Jack, Molly’s boyfriend. Jack is the character who I felt like I was most like.

Read More
549 Words | 3 Pages

Being the younger sibling makes you less powerful, but younger siblings gain universal knowledge from having an older sibling and develop what is known as the theory of mind. Later-born are aware, know how to distinguish things apart and have an assumption in people motives. The first and the last born have distinct traits, leaving the middle traits difficult to understand. Firstborn temperaments are conscientiousness and agreeableness. Later-born are outrageous, risk takers and

Read More
411 Words | 2 Pages

When I was attending Kaneland John Shields Elementary School in Sugar Grove, everday was just the same. First we started out with Silent reading our books, and then moved onto reading with our guided reading books. Next, we would move onto writing, where some days we free wrote and others we had an assignment. After Writing we had specials, which consisted of, art, P.E, computer,and music. Then we had lunch, math,and lastly social studies and science.

Read More
1316 Words | 6 Pages

Psychotic Siblings and What Makes Them So Insufferable Most people have at least one sibling to torment them for eternity. It is a fact of life for about 80 percent of the population, though some of them may wish they were not part of this statistic. Those who have no brother or sister to pull their hair or steal their allowance are blessed beyond words, but nevertheless some sibling-less children often wonder how different their life would be if they had someone to grow up with.

Read More
84 Words | 1 Pages

I belong to a family of werewolves, but i am not a werewolf. My twin sister Alex on the other hand is. It's an extremely rare phenomenon amongst warewolf twins. Most warewolf twins are both born with power. In our case my sister was so powerful she consumed my warewolf power be for we where born leaving me completely human.

Read More
374 Words | 2 Pages

Even trough thus far the brother has been selfish about his beliefs he is not all bad. Both the brother and Doodle go down to the swamp and play around. To me even trough the brother is gaining from it, i believe that Doodle is gaining even more. The brothers plan to teach Doodle how to climb, swim, fight, and run before the start of school is bittersweet. Having Doodle learn how to do all of those things would be great for Doodle since I doubt that Doodle likes being crippled.

Read More
243 Words | 1 Pages

But don’t get me wrong, growing up with five older brothers had its perks. Life was often like a ninja turtle birthday party, just without the cake. There was always somebody to play with, and always something going on. My house was the one where everybody wanted to play. Music was usually blaring, and instead of my friends’ Sesame Street tapes, it was my brother’s Eminem CD; or my brother’s rock band.

Read More
606 Words | 3 Pages

First, the obligation that comes with having a younger brother or younger sibling is the amount of love that is being given to the younger siblings by the older ones. Sometimes the amount of love that is shared between siblings can be depleted when and if they start fighting.

Read More
579 Words | 3 Pages

Growing up it was just myself, my sister and my Dad, and on the occasion visiting with my mother every other weekend, and when she was gone, us two girls spent it with my grandparents on my mother’s side of the family. Without having my older sister around to assist me with school work or such, I happened to learn my lessons with the little aid from my teachers while at school. Not having an at home older

Read More
783 Words | 4 Pages

I grew up in a middle-class, small town neighborhood right next to the coast in south Texas. At the age of fourteen, I moved to the Texas Hill Country. Before this time, I had been homeschooled since the third grade. I learned early how to think on my own and to think on a deeper level. I was able to take astronomy, robotics and things that helped develop my science skills which was an opportunity for to explore many avenues that I would have been unable to do in a public school setting.

Read More
1024 Words | 5 Pages

In life, it’s easy to lump siblings together, but in reality, each individual has their own personality. While at times they may seem similar, they are still very different. We get a glimpse of these similarities and differences in Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. The play contains three sets of siblings, two of them twins.

Read More
1186 Words | 5 Pages

Much of the sibling dynamic is dominated by social psychology and scientific deidentification, as discussed by Jeffrey Kluger in his 2011 TED Talk, ¨The sibling bond.¨ Jeffrey Kluger, a senior writer for TIME magazine, has written numerous books as well. He graduated from University of Maryland in 1976 with a degree in political science. Kluger grew up in a six-person home with three brothers, Kluger being

Read More
487 Words | 2 Pages

Finding My Independence Being a twin is occasionally eerie. There are times when my sister, Emily, seems to know what I am thinking and often finishes my sentences for me. I have been asked millions of times "What’s it like being a twin?" I don’t blame people for their curiosity, but I really don’t know what it would be like without my twin sister. From the day of conception we have been side by side, figuratively attached at the hip.

Read More
1233 Words | 5 Pages

Sibling Rivalry The term “sibling” refers to children who are related by blood and growing up as a family. It is quite common, though strange, that whenever the word sibling comes up, the word rivalry seems sure to follow, despite the fact that there are many strong sibling relationships between brothers and sisters, who like and enjoy each other’s company. Sibling rivalry has existed since times immemorial. Rivalry is not necessarily a bad thing.

Read More
606 Words | 3 Pages

Being the oldest is not a lot of fun since your parents expect more from you than the other siblings, for example, my parents expect me to be more responsible when it comes to school work, grades, chores, etc. Additionally, I’m expected to be a good role model by getting good grades and being a good and behaved child and help my little brothers with their homework and also finish mine on time. Furthermore, I get yelled at for the stupidest things just because of younger siblings or even younger cousins, for example, at my cousin 16th birthday party, she had an Akhand Path and all the kids were gathered in a room since they didn’t want to sit there for a long period of time. Moreover, since I also went there after a little while, I was supposed to keep all the little

Read More

More about Personal Narrative: Siblings

Related Topics

Open Document