Let me ask you something, do you have any siblings ? If you do, do they differ from you in behavior and personality? Well, that’s not that surprising at all. Even though we might have grown up in the same household , that doesn’t mean we will turn out the same.
And guess what? There’s actually an explanation for that. So let’s dive into this subject further. Shall we? I find it so fascinating .
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An expert recently dived into this interesting subject.
Canadian talk show host Dahlia Kurtz recently shared a video on TikTok, which quickly went viral. She discussed with Dr. Gabor Maté the differences between siblings growing up in the same household.
She posed this question to the doctor.
How about people who are raised by the same parents in the same way, but one becomes a narcissist and one doesn’t? What would he say to that? The doctor offered this interesting explanation, “Cause no two kids are raised in the same family, no two children have the same parent.”
Hmm, what do you think of that?
When you think about it, it does make sense. Look at it this way. When parents have few children, they’re going through different life stages. So the way they treat the first child is definitely not the same as the second or third, and so on.
Aha!
Now, we’re on to something. He goes on further to explain that when you’re the first child, you have your parents’ undivided attention. But that’s not the case when the second child arrives. Now you have to share your parents with your new sibling and vice versa.
And then there’s this.
Every child has their own distinctive temperament, and therefore, their parents will act slightly differently towards them. Even when you love your children equally, you won’t respond to them quite the same. Does that make sense to you?
I totally get that.
So you see, it’s quite clear now. Even if you grow up in the same environment, you end up being two different people. Therefore, it should make more sense to you why you’re not a carbon copy of your siblings.
Needless to say, people agreed with this assessment.
Many of them chimed into the conversation and shared their life experiences. I like what this person said, “Not the same humans either. Two people having the exact same experience, yet it could impact them differently.”
Sounds familiar, huh?
Wow, this is eye-opening, no?
Many folks admitted that they’re nothing like their siblings. I second that. Even though I only have one sister, we couldn’t be any more different. She’s more like my dad, and I’m more like my mom. We have such dissimilar personalities and even personal traits. It’s a little bizarre, hehe.
So, what do you think of all this?
Does it ring true for you too? It can definitely explain why all the kids who grow up in the same household are so unique. Sometimes you might have more in common with one sibling and absolutely nothing at all with the other.
As I said before, it’s so fascinating. Don’t you think so? I would love to study this subject more.
