Dear Abby: ; Focus On Own Abilities, Not Those of Popular Sibling

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DEAR ABBY: Like "Chaz's Brother" (June 17), who is living in the shadow of his extremely popular younger brother, I, too, spent years feeling invisible, but finally looked for ways to differentiate myself from my "perfect" siblings. In the process of pursuing my own interests, I also found friends who liked me for who I was.

Now that I'm 32, I realize that I have something my sisters don't - strong friendships with people I never took for granted. My sisters, meanwhile, were used to everyone adoring them and never bothered cultivating relationships the way I did. People eventually got sick of being taken for granted, and time has been the true test for their relationships with those who once flocked to them.

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Dear Abby: ; Focus On Own Abilities, Not Those of Popular Sibling

Neither of them has friends who would drop everything to help them in time of need, provide a shoulder to cry on or hel...

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