37 years ago,
on October 30th, 1981 was the best day of John-Paul’s life – he
became a big brother when I was Born. My
Brother posted a meme on my Facebook page and it had a picture of two toddlers
hugging and one was crying, and the caption read “Little Sister, the best
friend you can never get rid of.” Our sibling relationship growing up was close
– I spoke, and he listened.
One fond
memory was when Brother and I were doing homework and I had a bright idea to
get a jump-start on my adult career as a professional hair stylist. I put my books down and told Brother to come
into the bathroom and he did. I told Him
to stand with his head over the sink because I am getting a start on my career
and need to practice. I lifted a chunk
of his bangs in the middle and cut them right down to the hair line with real scissors! I heard Mommy calling for us, so I said to
Him “let’s go back to our homework AND
DON’T SAY A PEEP.” Mommy came into the kitchen and I noticed the
rage - I was in hot soup punished and then she started yelling at Brother to
which he replied “why am I in trouble too, I didn’t cut it. Mommy stated, “for being a jackass and just standing
there letting her cut it.”
There were
many stories through our childhood where I would torture him, but I was just
doing my little sister pest-like duties.
In hindsight, I am certain he appreciated them all.
There came a
point when my mischievous side ended, and we began to look out for one
another. He was much older, went to High
School and then college before me and gave me the guidance I needed on what to
expect and I could spell so helped him out on many occasions with that.
All in all,
we were always there for each other through the great times and tough
times. I read a quote one day that said
“A Mothers wish is that her children are close and there for each other even
after She passed on. I can honestly say that
She would be proud of us today and the close relationship we have.
So here we
are on the second-best day of my Brother’s life, his Wedding Day and I wish he
and Brian much happiness and love.
Congratulations to you both!
Cheers!
