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Brothers and Sisters | Connecting as Adults

Brothers and Sisters | Connecting as Adults

| May 13, 2011 | 5 Comments

Through the years, I’ve never felt like I was the big brother I should be to my sister.  I always judged her the harshest, treating her more harshly than anyone else.  Our mom, who passed away in 1998, was the glue that kept our family together.  I can’t help but feel that she’s still been there [...]

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Postpartum depression and older siblings: a personal story

| February 28, 2011 | 3 Comments

My oldest daughter looked forward to the birth of her sister almost more than my husband and I. Being only two and a half years old, she really had no idea what she was in for. I imagine that she had beautiful fantasies about a live-in friend that could entertain her when I was just [...]

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