“Some grow up with their siblings side by side as best friends, while others spend their childhood walking on eggshells. And there are no guarantees that things will get better with time, either. To explore how deep this sort of damage can run, let’s take a look at a Reddit thread where people have been sharing what it’s like to have an antisocial brother or sister who has crossed every possible line, and how their behaviors still echo in their families today.
“My sister, who is 8 years older than me, chased 6 year old me around the house with a knife so I would leave her alone… because she was babysitting while my parents were on a date…. and I needed food….
“Such a decision still comes with a fair number of challenges. “Whether estrangement was a choice or the relationship simply faded away, estranged siblings are caught in a swirl of judgments and doubts,” said Fern Schumer Chapman, author of the book Brothers, Sisters, Strangers: Sibling Estrangement and the Road to Reconciliation….”