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    Why do I still see my siblings as the people they were in childhood?

    For many people, the image of their siblings remains frozen in time. Even when years have passed and everyone has taken different paths, that childhood version — the loud laugh, the shy smile, the tears over broken toys — seems to live on in your mind. You might know they’ve grown into independent adults with careers, partners, and responsibilities, but when you sit across from them at a family gathering, the dynamic somehow feels unchanged. It’s not uncommon. In fact, this mental time capsule often says more about memory, psychology, and shared experience than it does about stubborn nostalgia. The…