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If you think that life insurance, disability insurance, and a social safety net are good things, then you think that siblings are a good thing.
by toasterlovin 8y ago
If you think that life insurance, disability insurance, and a social safety net are good things, then you think that siblings are a good thing.
- ck425 8y agoI don't expect my siblings to be any of those for me. It's incredibly unfair to put those expectations on family.
- toasterlovin 8y agoYeah, nobody wants to burden other people with dependence. But shit happens. The history of our species is basically one conflagration after another. If I were to die with dependent children–which, up until about 80 years ago was a common occurrence—I know that my siblings would help care for my children. Or even if I just fell ill and needed assistance, my siblings would be there as a safety net. And it goes both ways: I would do the same for them.
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoFamily are the people who, when you need help, they have to try to give it. Just had this with my brother. He's got a fairly expensive illness. I asked if he needed help. It never even occurred to him to ask - he's pretty independent. But if he has to have help, I'll try to help.