Siblings: did you feel competitive with your sibling(s) growing up?

Siblings: did you feel competitive with your sibling(s) growing up?
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answer:I am the baby. I have three older siblings. And, there is an 8 year difference between the third sibling and I. I got away with murder. :) I never fought with them. I didn’t compete, either. When I was in elementary, I had my own friends and had no idea what my sibs were up to. By the time that I was in high school, they were all out of the house. Now, we are all very close.
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