Having siblings has a huge impact on people’s life. Whether it’s good or bad, siblings can have an extreme effect on their other siblings. Siblings have a drastic role in not only kids and teenagers, but also adults. Most adults will still contact their siblings for advice. Even though all siblings fight, they always have a bond that keeps them connected.
During an interview with 8th grader, Batual Alsalamy, who has an older sister in 9th grade, she stated, “If I didn’t have my sister I would be looking like a lost puppy.” Batual believes that her sister has had an amazing impact on her life, in many great ways, such as getting over fears. Batual says that even though it doesn’t seem like much, her sister helped her overcome her fear of riding a bike, and that had a huge toll on her considering how frightened she was of it. She also believes this small thing helped them build a better bond.
Nadia Dawud, who also has one sibling, says that if she didn’t have her older brother she wouldn’t be the way she is. She believes her brother has encouraged her to be more social and interact more with people. When asked about her brother, Nadia said, “He has impacted my life by always being there for me, and I can trust him more than anyone.” Nadia also goes on to talk about how he has encouraged her to make friends at when moving to her new school. She says, “…I never thought I would have the friends that I have.” This is because the encouragement of her older brother. Both girls said they believe that single kids are missing out on a lot of interaction.
Ayah Berro, who has 5 sisters, says that although her sisters are annoying, t
hey have encouraged her to do things when she felt she couldn’t such as continuing dance. If it hadn’t been for her sisters, she wouldn’t have kept dancing, and she wouldn’t be where she is now. However, during an interview with Zeinab Osseili, also an 8th grader at Unis Middle School, she says that she enjoys being the only 
child and getting spoiled. She also says that even though she likes not having to argue with siblings she usually finds herself getting bored. Zeinab states, “Yes, I think I missed out on lots of fun moments, arguments, and standing up for a brother or sister.”
So, even though being an only child has its perks, no one wants to feel lonely. Although you may get spoiled and be the favorite, without your siblings, you’d miss out on many precious moments that you hold most valuable. Don’t take your siblings for granted, you might never know how important they are to you until it’s too late.
Dallia Alsaidi
Your article makes me appreciate my sibilings a lot more. Nice job!
This article makes me feel that I should be nice to my siblings.
Tahany Ahmed 7th Hour
Why? How? Tell me more!
I think that our siblings should always be important to us, because who else in your life could help you and make you smile and be happy other than your siblings. A sibling relationship is likely to be the most enduring of our lives. Your siblings may no always admire you, but they’ll always be intensely interested in you.
Tahany Ahmed 7th Hour
Well I agree with you but….. my siblings can be the most annoying people in the world. One example is they get into everything. Also I do love them with all my heart. Finally it is true without siblings I get really bored and talk to myself.
~ Abrar Ahmed
This article has reminded me that even though sibilings can be annoying In ways, they are always there for you. Having five siblings of my own, I know how it feels. Even though I can fight with my sisters and brother somtimes, I still love them and I cannot live without them.
Rukaya Altiwainy 7th hour
This article is very touching. Everything that is written in it is true because I am the oldest out of 3 other siblings and my sister has told me many times that I have encouraged her to do many things that she thought she couldn’t do and when my siblings are out of the house and it’s just me and my parents in the house it gets lonely because I have no one to argue with or prove that i’m right. So I understand sometimes what Zeinab means by “she usually finds herself getting bored” because I do find my self getting bored.
This article makes me appreciate my 2 sisters because while reading this I remembered all the things that my sister has done to me and the things I have done to her also how I can trust her with anything we all have fought with our sibling but that has just made our friendship a lot better. Arguing sometimes leads to new opportunities such as learning not to do something after fighting with your sister. Even though being the only child can be a lot of fun you will find yourself with nothing to do and probably go crazy.
Salem Salem 1st hour
I have 3 siblings and if anyone would tell you we get along then you would know right away what they are. A liar. We argue, a lot. What I really liked is that this article really captures the idea that siblings won’t always get along but they obviously mean a lot to each other. To be honest I think that my older sister gets along with my younger brother, but I get along better with my youngest sibling Raneem (who’s 3 years old). Many times we’ll argue but quickly make up because we need advice on clothing. I also think that if you have no siblings then you truly are missing out, you’re not able to blame anyone if you mess up, I mean youwon’t be able to take the blame if they mess up. (Let’s pretend I didn’t say that.)
Yasmeen Alhubaishi 7th hr.
I liked reading this article because it made me feel like I should acknowledge my sisters a lot more. Although my 2 sisters that are both older than me are annoying I still love them. If I never had them in my life it would of sucked.
Mohammed Aljebory 1st hour
I feel as if I can really relate to this article because I have three sisters of my own. I honestly don’t think I could live without my sisters even though were all really far apart from age, I feel as if I have the strongest connection with them than I do with my parents or even my friends. My sisters not only help me with pretty much everything but I feel as if I can pretty much trust them with anything, even though we do tend to fight a lot no fight could ever brake my bond with them. An advantage of having an older sisters is I pretty much learn from their mistakes so I don’t have to make my own. Two of my sisters are currently in two completely different collages living in dorms so it’s pretty quiet since I’m use to hearing the two fighting over clothes or staying up with late study nights. I guess this is a new time to start getting closer to my little sister.
Norma Makki
3/23/2017
7th hour
I think I should start being nicer to my brothers and stop arguing with them because when I think about it they are the ones who have been there for me and we’ve always been there for each other so I think I’m going to start being nice to my brothers.
Rania Bazzi 3rd hour
I have 6 siblings and without each one playing a part in my life i would be the person i am today. without my siblings i feel empty and alone because i wouldn’t have anyone to talk to or to go to when I need help or advice. each one of my siblings play a important part in my life wheter it has do with them helping my over come something or helping achieve something. I believe that every person that doesn’t have a sibling-or siblings is missing out on a person that loves them and is there for them.