When I got old enough to live on my own, I took my baby brother to live with me. My older brother took younger sister. We all helped each other.
If you grew up very close with your siblings and were the first to move out, how did you overcome some of the loneliness?
All three of my older sisters had moved out by 17 and 18 they gave up on school or was kicked out. I went to college and my parents let me live their so long as i went to college . Well i moved out at at23
I actually laughed at this question. I remember the day my older brother moved out like it was yesterday. My brother is one of those people that everyone notices. He is high energy and constantly moving. He was moving just an our away. By the time his roommate picked him up and we got everything loaded it was around 4 pm. About the time they hit the stop sign at the end of the street, my mom, my younger brother and I all collapsed into our seats and let out a collective sigh. Followed by a few moments of total silence. We all started laughing because the house was so calm. Lol
Since he was so close to home he came home every weekend or two to do laundry and eat rea food.
My sister was 11 when I moved out at 19. I only lived about 15 minutes away so I was still close through her teen years. I helped her through some situations, picked her up at the State Police barracks once so our mother wouldn't find out and always let her know she still had a big brother she could lean on. We are still close and talk or text a couple times a week even if we don't see each other for a couple weeks.
I wrote long letters to my sibs when I was in college - called home every week or so just to catch up on the news. I had family in the town I moved to but still missed my sisters and my brother when I left.