Do these sound familiar?
1) Everything is a competition.
Friendly rivalry is expected, but things can get so heated that the war with your brother takes on a very real Game of Thrones element.
It’s also likely that you’ll think that your brother is actually the Antichrist and was only put on earth to torture you.
2) Your house turns into wrestling ring.
We all know the drill. The couch pillows get thrown onto the floor as brothers all over the world start giving each other Stone Cold stunners, Rock Bottoms and Power bombs.
3) You can’t have anything nice.
All girls will agree that their brothers are like tornadoes of destruction. The heads of Barbies get ripped off and doll houses are smashed into smithereens.
4) Free digs.
Anyone remember this?
5) Brothers turn into weirdos when your friends are over.
Ladies, did you ever notice that your brother started to act “nicer” when your friends came over to the house?
6) Football made you know your place.
The younger brother always had to go in goals, shots were hit with venom and the winner stays on.
Bonus points if you also managed to hit your brother in the face with the ball.
7) Food was never shared.
Sweets, chips or any “nice” food was more guarded than Fort Knox. Trust no one.
It’s also very likely that you had an eye on how big your brother’s portion was.
8) The golden excuse
“Mam, I only did it because (insert your brother’s name) told me to do it”.
There’s a term for this, it’s called ‘throwing your brother under the bus’.
9) You took pleasure from seeing them get in trouble.
If your brother tortured you, nothing made you happier than seeing them get smacked with the wooden spoon.
10) You still cover for them though.
This is more applicable to those very sound older sisters,. How many times have you had to explain to your parents that your baby brother was NOT acting the maggot around town?
They get away with everything.
11) People dote on you
If you’re a boy and happen to be the youngest, you got away with more shenanigans than humanly possible. You know it’s true.
12) Hygiene is very questionable.
Your sisters were probably petrified to enter your room because they genuinely felt that they would catch a disease.
When it comes to a clean room, especially if brothers were sharing one, not a single feck was given. The dirtier the better.
13) School rules
Teachers would always confuse you with your older sibling, books/uniforms were hand downs and you got battered on your fist day at school. Why? It’s because your brother planned it.
Do you know what the worst thing was though? Being constantly compared to your brother, which is terrible because they’re thick!
14) Personal property means nothing
Your brother would “borrow” your CDs, football boots, shin pads and £10. Did you ever hear about it though?
15) Pranks, tricks and craic.
A favourite in the Moore household was to get my little brother to run around to the shop with the line “see how fast you can run, I’ll time you”.
I also managed to convince him that there was such a thing as Christmas II….in the middle of June. Feel free to share your own cruel memories.
16) People keep insisting you look alike
Do people not realise that the line “you look so much like your brother” is probably an insult in your eyes. Even if your bro is Colin Farrell, you’re still going to tell them that they’re ugly as sin.
17) War, drama and fighting everywhere
Not even Gandhi could peacefully resolve the feud that you were having with your bro. These tiffs would instantly blow over though and you’d probably forget why you were even fighting in the first place.
Regardless of these points, there’s no denying that your brother will always look out for you.
