“Call me back” she wrote in one text, followed by a dramatic line of exclamation points. As a triplet, my sisters and I are all in our sophomore year of college, each enrolled at different universities. For readers with siblings who went to college before them, or those with younger siblings still living at home, I suppose this reality might not be so uncommon. Sibling relationships are profound in this respect — they are uniquely conditioned to shape-shift to our current needs and circumstances, and rarely do they ever break. This is not to say that when you go off to college, your siblings somehow become less important figures in your life.

Source: Daily Sun February 19, 2026 20:54 UTC