ANSWERS: 17
  • Friends, time, and different parenting. The second child usually has different rules from the oldest because by then the parents are figuring out what works and what doesn't.
  • Living in the "same house" does not mean "identical environment." People perceive the world differently and react to it differently. For non-twin siblings, there are other factors at work as well. Morals and values are relative concepts. Humans are relative beings, and so it should easily follow, that different people raised in similar environments can diverge on these issues.
  • Just because they've grown up in the same house doesn't mean they're going to have the exact same experiences. There's a lot more than home life that contributes to moral growth. Every social experience we have shapes us in some way.
  • Genetics make a lot of differences. Observe or find out about your and your spouses anuts, uncles, grandparents, and other close relatives. You will often personality traits, abilities, etc. repeating themselves the same as psysical features.
  • the old "nature and nurture (genetic and background)" question. sibling don't have identical DNA and caregivers (parents?) can and do treat different children differently.
  • For myself and my older brother he was favored and that made us way different, hes an asshole and i am nice ;)
  • its called personality, the uniqueiness of the universe that makes you you, and me me, each and every one of us are a soul that will intrepret the path of life from a slightly different point of view.! :)
  • I attribute the differences to choice. Despite genetics and similar parenting, people are still free to make choices. They choose certain friends and certain pursuits, they have different talents and passions. These choices influence what they are exposed to, and that exposure contributes to choices about morality and values. Siblings can also be treated differently within the same family and this affects the formation of their value systems.
  • Different minds work different ways. So many factors in every child's life.
  • Because we are individuals. Once you start school, and are outside the closed environment of your home, you will have different experiences. My sister is an alcholic, I hardly ever drink. She can not hold a job, I own my own business. We are like night and day. The only difference I can see is that she is three years older so that I was able to learn from her mistakes, or that we just had different outside influences.
  • Bonding genetics is dice-work; physical attributes often appear similar between siblings but 1 or 2 deviations in the brain may produce drastically disparate personalities. At an extreme, this is witnessed between siblings whom one of may have been considered to have a 'condition' such as autism
  • I think it is just a personality thing. My younger sister is the total tomboy. Plays sports against boys and never wears skirts. I am so girly. I don't even own a pair of pants and can't even do a push up. It is weird being so different and we do make fun of each other. In the end, we do love each other. You would think it is funny when she has the easiest time beating me at arm wrestling even though she is a few years younger.
  • Everybody is different.
  • I don't know, I've tried for yrs to get along with mine. The only reason we got along is because I just closed my eyes and said........HIT me! And they have! They are so mean, so greedy, they lie, my sister is the most 2 faced person I've ever had the misfortune of knowing. My brother is a sneak, a snake, a lair, and has never had a real friend. Not that I'm perfect by any means....I just know I'm not like that at all. I've NEVER hurt anyone on purpose, let alone my family!
  • we are all individuals,but my brothers and my beliefs are similar.
  • In my house growing up, I went to school, worked, respected my parents. I by no means was the perfect kid, but never did get in amy trouble. My brother on the other hand, got in trouble at school and with the law. I think either my parents chose to ignore the problem and thought he'd grow out of it or felt sorry for him. They have made every excuse possible for him. I think it taught him to be a better liar. Really sucks, doesn't it?
  • My sister and I are polar opposites. We really only have two things in common: Family and artistic talent. I have attributed the difference to several different things: 1. The friends that we chose. Whether or not we like to admit it, our group of friends can shape who we are, especially when we are young teens. 2. We are born with differences. My sister happened to have ADD and I didn't so I did a lot better academically. That makes a difference on who you're friends with and where your life takes you. 3. Who was born first. As the second child, it was easier for me to see my sister's mistakes and learn from them. I saw the consequences of her actions and decided I didn't want that.

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