I’m here to tell you that your best friend should be your sibling. I’m slightly biased considering my two siblings are some of my closest friends, but it’s for good reason. Many of the reasons I’m close with my siblings probably apply to you and your siblings too!
First of all, you’ve grown up with your siblings. That means you share a lot of common ground. You can bond over shared memories of family trips, traditions, and inside jokes. Growing up in the same environment has likely influenced you to have common interests with your siblings.
Now, of course, you can’t agree on everything, but there’s definitely a good chance that you can find something worth connecting over.
Plus, you’ve probably spent enough time together to figure out what that thing is. In addition to having favorite activities in common, you likely also share values. Families often prioritize the same things so, for the most part, you won’t have to worry about conflicting values.
Another perk of growing up together is being able to understand family drama. I completely love all my family, but the debriefs after family holidays with my siblings are top-tier. Most friends won’t know all of your family history so you can’t talk to them in depth about your family. That’s not an issue with siblings of course.
It’s not only family that you feel comfortable talking to your siblings about. Since your siblings have seen you through all your awkward phases, there’s no such thing as being “too weird” around them. So, you can talk to them about anything and vice versa. That means when you ask your sibling's opinion, it’s always truthful. Siblings know each other way too well to sugarcoat things. The extra level of comfort also means you can force your siblings to do things with you that you wouldn’t want to subject a typical friend to. Siblings are basically a built-in companion for any and all errand runs. Additionally, if your parents are strict, they may say no to plans with a friend they’re unfamiliar with, but they’ll never stop you from hanging out with your sibling.
For these reasons and many more, siblings are the best friends you can have! (sorry only children).
NOTE: I discussed this final sentence with a few only children who thought it was funny. If any only child would like to write a rebuttal to this, please get in touch!--Editor's note.
This sounds awesome. Too bad I'm an only child... And to confirm, that last sentence is funny.