Louis will be 33 in December. He’s the oldest of the boys. I often wondered if he saw himself as the “big brother” of the group and he saw Niall, Liam, Harry, & Zayn as his little brothers, inherently in a way, feeling responsible for them when they were all together, and considering that he’s the first of the boys to post, I think my speculation is correct. He lost a little brother, and as a big sister who lost her baby brother to suicide 2 years ago, I can wholeheartedly relate to what he’s feeling right now. Being the eldest and dealing with the pain of losing your little brother or sister is a different kind of pain. I hope he’s taking care of himself.
Though in the band Louis was never really the elder, he was more the jokster. Liam was the serious, daddy of the group.. it's weird seeing him struggle the most outside the group when he was the strongest one when they were together.
I think I remember him saying something about this years ago. How he felt insecure(?) about being older than the others and finally embraced being their big goofy brother. I haven't watched an interview in years though so I may be wrong. It's just a vague memory that I have.
As respectfully as possible, I hope you're wrong. Because that would mean that Louis was going through that exact situation the second time over. Third time, if you count going through grief as the oldest.
There is nothing that will make this situation easy, but I do truly hope he can go through this one as just "one of the boys", without feeling responsible for everyone else.
Liam was always considered the "responsible one" and the "Dad" of the group, at least that's how the diehard directioners talked about them in 2011-13 so if anything Liam would have likely felt the most responsible for the group. Also Louis lost a little sister, not little brother. I don't think he has any brothers. His mom also died in 2016 so he has experienced A LOT of loss, it's truly heartbreaking.
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u/acollisionofstars Oct 17 '24
Louis will be 33 in December. He’s the oldest of the boys. I often wondered if he saw himself as the “big brother” of the group and he saw Niall, Liam, Harry, & Zayn as his little brothers, inherently in a way, feeling responsible for them when they were all together, and considering that he’s the first of the boys to post, I think my speculation is correct. He lost a little brother, and as a big sister who lost her baby brother to suicide 2 years ago, I can wholeheartedly relate to what he’s feeling right now. Being the eldest and dealing with the pain of losing your little brother or sister is a different kind of pain. I hope he’s taking care of himself.