Being mistaken for a sibling by friends or family–a frequent experience for a handful of St. Paul Academy and Summit School students. Having a sibling take off to college gives hope that such experiences will become uncommon. New benefits include having a room all to yourself or taking those last few pieces of clothing left behind in the closet. That change is embraced.

But what happens when they come back?

Following thanksgiving break, Senior Raffi Toghramadjian said “it’s always good to have them back,” Toghramadjian said in reference to his two older brothers, both of whom attend Boston University. “

“It was definitely weird at first, not having them being around. I’m used to having someone to talk to all the time, someone to do stuff with, but I have gotten used to it [and] it doesn’t feel as weird,” he said.

“I have stolen some of their clothes that they left behind,” he added.

For junior Emily Carter, having her sister Delaney Carter (2015, currently at Butler University) back home means some limitations.

“It’s fun to see her,” Carter said, “but it sometimes gets kind of annoying because I’m so used to not having her home –and then she’s just there.”

Among the two sisters, the older is usually the closet which the younger invades. However, during a recent holiday, the tables turned. “[Delaney] forgot to bring clothes home for the holidays, so she just stole all of my clothes, not the other way around,” Carter said. “I miss her clothes.”