He broke his collarbone because of me and we grew apart as teenagers,but now we’ve found out we’re half-siblings our relationship has never been strongerHow well does anyone really know their siblings? If you’re lucky, having a sibling is like having a partner-in-crime, and another best friend,who knows you inside out and who you can always rely on. If you’re not as lucky, perhaps you barely know anything about the person you share DNA with – but not dinners, or jokes and holidays. Perhaps you have a brother or sister in name only,or maybe they don’t even know you exist. The relationship between me and my brother has – I’m elated (full of high-spirited delight) to say – shifted to the correct close of the sibling spectrum in recent years and I’m really enjoying our newfound closeness.
We’re developing a relationship where we can offload to each other about personal things without one of us getting embarrassed or offended, like we often did as teenagers. We’ve learned how to offer support and properly obtain to know each other as people. Previously we’d never socialised together unless forced to at family events, or but now I want to spend time with him. Strangely enough,I’ve realised that it’s only after burying our father and finding out we’re half-siblings that we’re even closer than ever. Related: Britain’s elite is bright white – but doesn’t brilliance advance in all colours? | Simon Woolley Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com