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Originally posted by tritium
Where I lose sight of that hypothesis is comparing her path to my own... I have no tatoos, piercings or history of late night travel. I don't lie much either ("Sir, do know why I pulled you over?" "No, officer...") Why do we differ so much?
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Certainly environment can play an important role, particularly when one first starts college, and changes occur so rapidly. Some people can just adapt to the change better than others. Part of it may be a cry or need for attention. My oldest sister was a total goodie goodie. Legitimate study groups in high school, highest honors through all of school and college, and has been self sufficient and teaching for the past 10 years of her life. As the middle child, my other sister was a complete 180, and starving for attention. Much of it stems from our parents negative attitude towards us. My oldest sister received nothing but praise throughout her growing up. My middle sister was constantly subject to negative comments from my parents regarding her weight, her friends, etc.
Oddly enough, I seem to combine a lot of attributes from the two, despite both of them being out of the house during my late childhood and teens. I received a lot of those negative comments from my parents, and I still do. Never any positive praise, always a "why only an A and not an A+?" All of this snowballs, and I have developed quite the distaste towards my parents for all the little things they've done and said. Perhaps your sister is in a very similar boat, but just not handling things as well you or other members of the family.