Do you call your siblings names? - The DIS Discussion Forums

ZachnElli · 11-12-2009, 10:58 AM

I mean, as an adult, if you get into an argument or heated discussion do you call them names? Like "stop being such a witch/jerk"? Of course, I also mean using dis-inappropriate names too. I was talking to my sis-in-law (married to my dh's brother) that I got into an argument with our other sis-in-law (our husbands' sister) on facebook about something she said to my teenage son. I was telling her that I've heard dh's sister call my dh names over the years and I wasn't going to let her start doing it to my son. My sil said, but they're siblings and siblings call each other names. She said she and her sister call each other names all the time. I do not call my brother names. I've gotten into one real fight with my brother as adults and maybe I called him a jerk, but we don't really fight, we tend to not talk to each other for a while when we get mad at each other. So anyway, I want to know is it normal for adult siblings to call each other names?

themilesfamily · 11-12-2009, 11:00 AM

I don't think it's normal, as an adult, to call anyone names. That seems like a really immature and bullying way to interact with others.

jx3smom · 11-12-2009, 11:00 AM

Not to their face. I mean I might vent to my DH and call them a name but at my age I think I'm beyond calling them names.

bgirldeb · 11-12-2009, 11:01 AM

Does pookie count?

No, we have never called each other names as far as I remember. I'm sure there was some name calling when we were really little.

NMAmy · 11-12-2009, 11:02 AM

Depends on how irritated I am. My younger sister knows exactly how to push my buttons and we aren't that close. I have been known to call her a name from time to time. If you knew my sister, I think you'd understand how frustrating she can be.

My older sister is my best friend and I don't call her any names except for "Sissy."

Lisa loves Pooh · 11-12-2009, 11:07 AM

No I don't.

I don't even like it when people pull a Paris Hilton and use a bad name affectionately. I don't get that one at all.

Jennasis · 11-12-2009, 11:23 AM

We have cute nicknames for each other (I am NERD, my little sister is BRAT, and my older sister is for some reason, also NERD).

We rarely fight, but have been known to tell eachother to stop being stupid, and my older sister did call me a "mensch" for complaining about her awful driving.

monkeybug · 11-12-2009, 11:28 AM

Not when we are mad at each other. (which is really rare now that we are adults) We do call each other names all the time though, but we are a teasing type family. It's all in good fun.

Becky2005 · 11-12-2009, 11:32 AM

Hmm...I think the most I've called them is weird/crazy/nuts but that's about it.

MaryAnnDVC · 11-12-2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jx3smom

Not to their face. I mean I might vent to my DH and call them a name but at my age I think I'm beyond calling them names.

Not to their faces, but my DH occasionally gets a BIG earful.

pearlieq · 11-12-2009, 11:47 AM

Siblings tend to be a bit more informal with each other. When my brother is acting like a jerk, it seems much more natural to say "You're acting like a jerk" instead of "I feel your behavior is inappropriate in this situation". Bizarrely, I think the latter would be more offensive than the former.

However, actual playground-style "name calling" or hurling obscenities is never justified.

dalt01 · 11-12-2009, 12:06 PM

we feel free to say anything to each other....................sometimes it is the only way to get the truth...................about yourself.

HM · 11-12-2009, 12:10 PM

Obviously their parents never taught them that it was bad behavior to call each other names. It was never allowed in our home and I don't allow my kids to call each other (or other people) names either.

Carly_Roach · 11-12-2009, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by monkeybug

Not when we are mad at each other. (which is really rare now that we are adults) We do call each other names all the time though, but we are a teasing type family. It's all in good fun.

Same here. Some of the names we call each other has others doing double-takes at us, but what can I say? It's our way of showing affection. The relationship Dottie Henson had with her kid sister in the movie A League of Their Own is the kind of relationship I share with my sister.

Mule!

NAG!

Now if we're angry or having a fight, then my saying she's being unreasonable would be WAAAAAY more of a button-pusher than using a name. But that's just how we roll. YMMV.

Mouse House Mama · 11-12-2009, 12:17 PM

I think that each family has a different dynamic. Just because your family choses to not talk to each other when mad and one family has screaming matches doesn't make one better than the other. In my family (sibling, parents) if we are mad we say so. Do we call each other names? Um, well I don't call my sister and say she is a poopyhead but I would tell her that I think she is acting like a fill in the blank and she would do the same to me. I am not offended nor is she. For us it lays it on the line and lets us know what the problem is. Do we act this way with others? No. Our parents taught us extremely well but our family is very honest with each other. This works for us and we have no hard feelings.

11-12-2009, 10:58 AM	#1
ZachnElli Is it Spring yet? Bad weather or not, you need more than 4 boxes Join Date: May 2001 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 4,740	Do you call your siblings names? I mean, as an adult, if you get into an argument or heated discussion do you call them names? Like "stop being such a witch/jerk"? Of course, I also mean using dis-inappropriate names too. I was talking to my sis-in-law (married to my dh's brother) that I got into an argument with our other sis-in-law (our husbands' sister) on facebook about something she said to my teenage son. I was telling her that I've heard dh's sister call my dh names over the years and I wasn't going to let her start doing it to my son. My sil said, but they're siblings and siblings call each other names. She said she and her sister call each other names all the time. I do not call my brother names. I've gotten into one real fight with my brother as adults and maybe I called him a jerk, but we don't really fight, we tend to not talk to each other for a while when we get mad at each other. So anyway, I want to know is it normal for adult siblings to call each other names? __________________

11-12-2009, 11:00 AM	#2
themilesfamily Wanna potty with Spongebob Squarepants? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 8 Winchfield Rd. Posts: 1,235	I don't think it's normal, as an adult, to call anyone names. That seems like a really immature and bullying way to interact with others. __________________ Happy Valentine's Day! READ MY TRIP REPORTS: Oct. 25-31, 2008 Family Trip - Haunted Carriage Ride - BWV/VWL Nov. 16-21, 2009 Mother/Daughter Trip - MVMCP/ICE - AKV

11-12-2009, 11:02 AM	#5
NMAmy Can speak food in German He seemed so normal when I met him It's not like I'm getting any special sanitation type service I'm old school-I like my cartoon rodents to be mice Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 12,938	Depends on how irritated I am. My younger sister knows exactly how to push my buttons and we aren't that close. I have been known to call her a name from time to time. If you knew my sister, I think you'd understand how frustrating she can be. My older sister is my best friend and I don't call her any names except for "Sissy." __________________

11-12-2009, 11:07 AM	#6
Lisa loves Pooh DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida--on the coast SE of Disney Posts: 25,875	No I don't. I don't even like it when people pull a Paris Hilton and use a bad name affectionately. I don't get that one at all. __________________

11-12-2009, 11:23 AM	#7
Jennasis It's a miracle! I stayed awake during the El Rio Del Tiempo ride! Let's not even TOUCH the whole Dog vs. dawg vs. Dowg thing! PLINKO baby! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: The Triad, NC Posts: 8,627	We have cute nicknames for each other (I am NERD, my little sister is BRAT, and my older sister is for some reason, also NERD). We rarely fight, but have been known to tell eachother to stop being stupid, and my older sister did call me a "mensch" for complaining about her awful driving. __________________

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11-12-2009, 11:00 AM	#3
jx3smom Don't ask me to do dishes Looking forward to seeing Figment again I think I need some new shoes Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: ocean city, nj Posts: 4,435	Not to their face. I mean I might vent to my DH and call them a name but at my age I think I'm beyond calling them names.

11-12-2009, 11:01 AM	#4
bgirldeb DIS Veteran Sometimes when I'm in the hair care aisle I have to go sniff the Aussie scrunch spray Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right where I want to be Posts: 1,223	Does pookie count? No, we have never called each other names as far as I remember. I'm sure there was some name calling when we were really little.

11-12-2009, 11:28 AM	#8
monkeybug DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 901	Not when we are mad at each other. (which is really rare now that we are adults) We do call each other names all the time though, but we are a teasing type family. It's all in good fun.

11-12-2009, 11:32 AM	#9
Becky2005 I actually thought they made Leg Warmers to keep your legs WARM Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chicagoland, Illinois Posts: 4,061	Hmm...I think the most I've called them is weird/crazy/nuts but that's about it. __________________ Becky Our Family's First Trip 7/11-7/18, 2005 -DD15 - DS13 -DS9 -DS6

11-12-2009, 11:47 AM	#11
pearlieq They can sit & spin Imagine my shock when my cat slipped me the tongue I've never been all that worried about getting cooties I don't need chewy chunks Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montgomery, IL Posts: 7,628	Siblings tend to be a bit more informal with each other. When my brother is acting like a jerk, it seems much more natural to say "You're acting like a jerk" instead of "I feel your behavior is inappropriate in this situation". Bizarrely, I think the latter would be more offensive than the former. However, actual playground-style "name calling" or hurling obscenities is never justified. __________________ Coming Up: BLT/GF - Feb 2010 Happy Memories: AKV - 4/09, Dolphin - 4/09, BWV - 5/08, POFQ - 12/07, WL - 2/03, 10/07, POP! - 5/07, DLR/GC - 11/06, OKW - 5/05, 12/05, 1/07, YC - 12/04, DCL - 9/04, 5/06, 10/07, 1/10, CR - 9/04, AKL - 7/04 & 3/06, DLR/PP - 4/04, Poly - 1/04, 10/09, Swan - 12/03, BC - 2/03, CSR - 10/01, ASMu - 5/01 (Honeymoon!)& 5/02 "Chicago attacked the weather with bare arms and Saints QB Drew Brees with naked aggression. They knocked him down, sacked him, beat him, pounded him and caused a fumble, an interception, a safety and probably post-traumatic stress disorder. " - Dan Wetzel

11-12-2009, 12:06 PM	#12
dalt01 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: williamsport, pa Posts: 2,250	we feel free to say anything to each other....................sometimes it is the only way to get the truth...................about yourself. __________________ dalton JASPER PAIGE & DEB

11-12-2009, 12:10 PM	#13
HM A tag from the TF is better than a personalized licence plate Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,262	Obviously their parents never taught them that it was bad behavior to call each other names. It was never allowed in our home and I don't allow my kids to call each other (or other people) names either.

11-12-2009, 12:17 PM	#15
Mouse House Mama Luckiest Mommy in the World!!! Hello-Buddy the Elf what's your favorite color?! I wonder if they make pullups for adults I was not the farter- I was the fartee Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The movie in my mind Posts: 9,860	I think that each family has a different dynamic. Just because your family choses to not talk to each other when mad and one family has screaming matches doesn't make one better than the other. In my family (sibling, parents) if we are mad we say so. Do we call each other names? Um, well I don't call my sister and say she is a poopyhead but I would tell her that I think she is acting like a fill in the blank and she would do the same to me. I am not offended nor is she. For us it lays it on the line and lets us know what the problem is. Do we act this way with others? No. Our parents taught us extremely well but our family is very honest with each other. This works for us and we have no hard feelings. __________________ I'm a diehard flip flopper!!! Our Happy Family!!! DHMEDS DDDS DD Thanks be to God for this indescribable gift.... WL Sept. 2004,Poly June 2005,Poly April 2006 with Grandma & Grandpa, Pop Aug. 2006, WL Dec. 2006, FW Cabins Feb. 2007,AllStar Music Jan. 2008, Poly Aug. 2008,Yacht Club Aug. 2009, Poly Aug. 2009

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