The rules, according to my parents, were 1. Work it out between yourselves. 2) don’t tattle (see rule 1). 3. If you do tattle, expect equal punishment (see rule 1).
I know this sounds extreme, but it worked. Yes, my brother gave me “ Indian burns” and tortured me in many ways...I paid him back by tagging along everywhere he went..LOL!
I adored him until the day he died, I think fondly of those times he “bullied” me. It’s just part of life, of growing up.
[[I paid him back by tagging along everywhere he went..LOL!]]
Eeeeeek- the dreaded shadow- You monster- lol
Awesome story. Thanks for sharing that.
My sister used to poke me in the stomach after big meals like on thanksgiving and say “I can touch your spine”.
I don’t agree that sadism, tormenting and violence are “part of life” or normal among siblings - quite the contrary - and I think you might be doing what the psychiatrist Eric Berne called “doesn’t everyone?..”