As you may know, my blog is about the general subject of siblings. So being that all of my posts have had my personal opinions in them, I’ve decided to interview my brother on his views on the subject. I thought that it’d be nice to have a males point of view for this post.
My brother, Matthew D‘Angelo, has three older brothers and a younger sister. I wanted to see how he feels about the relationships that he has with them and how things would be different if he was an only child, or if he only had brothers and so on.
The first thing I asked him was how it felt to be in a family with so many siblings? He responded by saying how it “…has it’s ups and downs.” He goes on to admit that “…if you spend too much time with anyone, once in a while, you bump heads. Luckily, I’m close with my family so it’s basically like living with friends.”
I went on to ask him if being the youngest male in the house is an advantage or a disadvantage? He thought for a moment and finally decided that it’s “…more of an advantage because I can learn from the older ones mistakes.”
The next thing I asked him was what’s the best and worst thing about having so many siblings? The best thing for him is that “…it’s like living with your best friends.” Unfortunately, the worst thing is that “…it’s going to make it harder to leave home and become my own man.”
I then asked him who he felt the most protective over and why? He started off by saying that he’s “…protective over all of them because they’re my family.” He then went on to say that he feels particularly protective over “…my sister because she’s the youngest and the only girl.”
We all know that siblings fight. So I asked Matt what he did to keep from fighting with his siblings so much. He said that what he does is “…stay away from them and keep my mouth closed.
I got curious as to how he felt having siblings affected his life. I asked him and he responded by saying how “…having a big family basically taught me that family will always have your back and that you can always rely on them so you always have that cushion.” He continued by saying how he couldn’t imagine his life without siblings. To him, “…life would be boring as an only child.”
The next thing I asked was how he thought his life would be different if he only had brothers. He thought for a little while then claimed that he “…wouldn’t know 100 percent how to treat a girl.” Because he has a sister, he simply “…treats girls how I would want my sister to be treated. Whether it’s just being friends with the girls or dating them.”
The last thing I asked Matt, was if there was anything else he wanted to add about the general topic of siblings. He responded by saying the following:
“ I’m blessed to have the siblings I have because we’re so close and they’re my best friends…I see some families and kids who don’t have the same privileges, which is why family is the most important thing.”
I must say that I learned a lot about my brother through this interview. I realized just how much family really means to him. Although we have our moments, it’s pretty obvious that we’ll stick together no matter what.
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