Is it mandatory to like your siblings?

[lightningandsnow]

Simply by virtue of them being your siblings?

My brother is a pain in the ass. I figured he'd have smartened up by now (he's 13), but, alas, he hasn't. At all.

Sigh.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. It is not mandatory to like a 13-year-old, sibling or not.

In fact, it is often very difficult to like 13-year-olds. Your brother is a pain in the ass because he is 13. He might be likable again by the time he's 25 or so.

[TZ]

2. Nope.

There are very good reasons why I no longer talk to my two sisters.

[matcom]

3. I don't like mine

she is a fundie and it's MUCH easier not to talk to her

[LeftyMom]

4. Almost no 13 year old boys are worth liking.

Seems awfully early to write him off, unless he's mugging nuns or something.

[SPKrazy]

5. Nothing is mandatory

someday he may quit being an ass or a pain in the ass but at 13 don't expect that to be soon.

:hug:

[GCP]

6. You're going through the worst part right now

The teenage years are the absolute worst for the whole family! Things do improve as you both get older. I hated my younger brother when I was a teenager, but when I got to university and he did some stupid stuff - (minor shop-lifting), it was me down at the police station being up-in-your-face to the cops in his defense.

[Paula Sims]

7. I love my brother. . .

I just don't like him and would NEVER choose him to be my friend. His insecurity and need to be "worshiped" makes him unpredictable and I'm always on egg-shells around him.

Paula

[La Lioness Priyanka]

8. i love my brother but he was awful at 13.

:hug:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

9. Actually, I always thought it was illegal.

:shrug:

[I Have A Dream]

10. No. However, you may find that you like them better as time passes and...

space separates you. If not, that's OK. :hug:

[ghostsofgiants]

11. Wait a few more years, trust me.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

12. No.

According to my mother it was mandatory to love them, but I don't know if it's even mandatory to love them. :shrug:
Mel

[PeaceNikki]

13. I will echo others here. Teenage boys in general are VERY difficult to like

I bet you'll grow to like each other.