Category Archives: Sib Stories

Stories and narratives from siblings.

My Sister, the Best Person I Know

Posted on Saturday, October 29th, 2011

In the beginning, she was my big sister: three years older, a head taller, and—I knew even then—not like the rest of us. As I grew up, she became my little sister, whom I protected from mean boys, the neighbor’s … Continue reading →

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Sibling Stories: The Science of Respect

Posted on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

An new post at the Sibling Stories blog- check it out! Ever since my high school biology class I’ve known that going into science was going to be a hard road.  It was the first time I was taught that … Continue reading →

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Sister’s Advocacy…

Posted on Friday, September 16th, 2011

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How Our Siblings Shape Us

Posted on Thursday, September 15th, 2011

How our relationships with our siblings fundamentally shape the people we become. If you’ve got brothers and sisters, you know it’s true: only siblings are partners for life. Parents go early. Children come late, when we’re already stamped and made. Siblings … Continue reading →

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Surprise! Ashton Kutcher Has a Twin Brother

Posted on Friday, September 9th, 2011

A number of roles come to mind when you hear the name Ashton Kutcher: “Punk’d” host, Demi Moore’s 15-years-junior husband; “Dude Where’s My Car?” thespian; Kelso from “That ’70s Show;” former Hollywood gadabout; and now, of course, Charlie Sheen’s replacement … Continue reading →

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The Arc of King County sibling video

Posted on Thursday, September 1st, 2011

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Life rearranged blog post about siblings

Posted on Monday, August 29th, 2011

An interesting story about siblings from a parents perspective… “She belongs to an elite group….this daughter of ours. Kaia is an older sibling to a child with special needs. Those siblings make up an elite group. At least in my … Continue reading →

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The Sibling Experience: What Parents Need to Know

Posted on Friday, June 17th, 2011

By Janet Thibeau, Massachusetts Sibling Support Network What’s it like to be a sibling who has a brother or sister with a disability? The good news is many develop into happy, compassionate, and insightful individuals. However, it can be difficult … Continue reading →

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Raising Renee

Posted on Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Here’s another sib story… RAISING RENEE begins in 2003 as Beverly McIver is savoring opening night of her first solo art show in New York. A talented painter and winner of major awards, her career was skyrocketing. She flew in her … Continue reading →

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Cowboy Song

Posted on Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Westerns have helped America define itself—stories of men and violence set along an imagined frontier. But what relationship can they have to Bill, 62, and his profoundly brain damaged brother Mike, 48, in the modern San Francisco Bay Area? In … Continue reading →

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