20 Things Only Eldest Siblings Understand

9. Your Conflict Resolution Skills Need € Work

tumblr Arguments will erupt, that€™s just the way it is with family. No matter how much you love each other, being in such close proximity for such long periods of time will always cause tempers to fly. And since you were the eldest, you had a physical advantage over your sibling and when you were in the midst of an argument that was going nowhere and they were pulling in your last nerves, you dealt with them in a way only a brother or sister knows how. Looking back, you could have handled it better.
 
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