@sarahelizabeth_talks: Replying to @Trista B like it really breaks my heart when I think of Bella Swan’s childhood and I’ve started fixating on the whole dreaming of an older brother thing #bellaswan #edwardcullen #twilight #twillightsaga #BookTok
I have an older brother, I dreamed of an older sister that would protect me from everyone older than me in that house. (I’m the second born of five)
2026-08-12 13:06:02
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Sapphie :
I always wished for an older sibling.. I never even realized that that was an odd thing to want until just now.
2026-08-12 05:06:45
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ridley :
Also when Renee said that Bella was born middle aged like no !!!!! You made your daughter into an adult so you didn’t have to be !!!!
2026-06-15 22:05:18
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jude 🕸️ :
That’s why i love Emmett and Bella’s sibling-ism sm, she deserved to be protected and he was the one for that ☹️they were meant to meet
2026-06-15 21:22:56
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Khemberly Romance :
Bella was blown away over Charlie putting the snow chains on her truck because it meant he had to get up even earlier than normal
2026-06-16 02:43:20
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lindseyjoslibrary :
Corinne recently said Bella becomes Renee 2.0 as a mom and she’s so right
2026-06-15 23:03:41
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TaylorTimeBomb🍉 :
sad that it's an older brother and not her dad 😭
2026-06-15 21:26:04
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Brianna🇨🇦 :
Only child here 🙋🏼♀️I dreamed of having 3 older brothers. I was bullied relentlessly and all the adults in my life failed me for years
2026-06-15 21:52:19
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d'être écorché :
Lukewarm take: Renee is the reason Bella has such poor relationships with other women — and consequentially why she wants an older brother instead of an older sister even tho theoretically, Bella still would’ve been the burden and caretaker in her mother’s home even with a big bro. She can’t trust women to actually be protectors, so she has placed men in that role as her fantasy in having no consistent male role models growing up. (Visiting Charlie a few times doesn’t count!)
2026-06-16 03:12:00
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Jimi Cruz :
there was also the line in Midnight Sun where Edward reads Carlisle's thoughts after the van incident and Carlisle makes a mental comment about how surprised he was to see Bella as okay as she was because she had so many minor injuries to her skull and other bones. he was thinking something like how many times did Renee drop Bella when she was young
2026-06-16 07:13:54
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meegs :
in life and death, beau is SO spousified, it actually made me feel so gross
2026-06-15 21:42:31
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Sindy Nunez :
The tragedy of it all is that if Bella somehow did end up having an older brother she still would’ve ended up taking care of Renee. The brother would’ve been spousified by Renee and Bella would’ve been a friend/caretaker/competition. Who’s to say the brother wouldn’t have chosen to live with Charlie just to not have to deal with Renee’s high maintenance? The sad fact is that even if Bella did have someone else to look after her, unless they were also an adult, she would’ve still been severely neglected.
2026-06-15 22:33:06
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Erika the Pink Witch 🇨🇦 :
So she named her kid after the mom that abandoned her and a woman she hardly knew?
2026-06-16 04:23:15
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amyliz92 :
The fact that Renee didn’t bother to come to her ONLY CHILD’S graduation tells you everything you need to know. She didn’t go because a grown ass man who can absolutely take care of himself broke his leg??!! What? 🤯
2026-06-16 09:41:22
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Tallulah 🍉 :
I’m an only child and I was emotionally neglected so constantly fantasised about a surprise older brother turning up to rescue me
2026-06-15 21:28:22
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Kimmmm :
The fanfics I read back in the day with an incredibly neglected Bella always rang so true. Electric shut off. No food in the fridge. No doctor check ups. Her mom disappearing for days. I don’t think it fits that Renee did it out of malice, but neglect? Yeah, I can see that. Parentification? For sure.
2026-06-16 00:42:38
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Maymeeeeeee :
As an only child, I absolutely dreamed of an older sibling who could guide me, but I also have CPTSD so…
2026-06-17 00:35:01
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sophia :
i love that for edward it’s on sight when he sees renee
2026-06-16 00:32:31
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Lena :
I was a neglected only child and I always wanted siblings. My friend’s older siblings always seemed so cool, I’m glad they at least took me in for a while.
2026-06-16 01:25:16
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Tonight On Sick Sad World :
can you imagine the crash out if renee found out that Bella is a vampire now and didn't even offer to turn her?
2026-06-16 10:05:58
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genie :
Edward calls Renee a narcissist
2026-06-17 15:11:18
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Alex :
As an emotionally neglected and severely bullied only daughter I dreamed of an older brother constantly. Related to Bella heavy on that point growing up
2026-06-30 03:43:29
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VK Lately :
Her mom sent Bella to Washington because she wanted to travel with her “professional athlete” husband
2026-06-16 04:17:07
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Ally ✨ :
I’m not an only child but I too daydreamed of an older brother 😭
2026-06-15 21:31:17
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punchyourstepdad :
Stephanie Meyer has the insane ability to set up interesting characters and then completely nerf their character development WHY WHY WHY???
2026-06-16 00:49:34
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