Sisters. They are like best friends that come from the same gene pool as you. Sisters are one of the best gifts that the world can provide you. They know you better than you know yourself. With that being said, they really know how to push your buttons. If you say you and your sister have never fought, you’re lying. After growing up with my sister, I am sure these arguments can’t just be limited to my household.
1. Chores.
It’s all fun and games until chores are on the table. Whether it’s something as simple as emptying the dishwasher or something as grandiose as straightening up the entire house, any household task is bound to start a sister/sister conflict. It’s very apparent that no one wants to do the chores, and we probably spend more time arguing over the chores than actually doing them. We’ve tried everything from making scheduled chore charts to flipping a coin and nothing seems to resolve the argument. At the end of the day it gets done, but no one goes down without a fight.
2. Pictures.
When we want to post pictures of one another, we implemented a rule stating that the other sibling must approve of the photo before it ends up online. However, sometimes this rule doesn’t make its way to fruition. My sister and I go back and forth asking each other to take photos off of Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. After bickering back and forth regarding the photo, we end up complimenting each other so much that the argument turns into a compliment war. Most of the pictures that we didn’t originally approve of still exist on the Internet today because we’ve talked enough confidence into one another to let them stay.
3. Clothes.
I know this one can’t just be me. Whenever I lend my sister clothes, I don’t see them again until months later when they are balled up in a crevice of her closet. I’ve lost quite a few of my favorite pieces of clothing only to rediscover them in my sister’s possession. After this happened too many times to count, we established a “no borrowing clothes” rule only to realize that we couldn’t possibly survive without the other one’s closet. In her defense, I’ve blatantly stolen clothes from her. What can I say? She has great taste.
4. Front Seat.
Shotgun is the most coveted seat in the car. This person has prime control of the radio, the most leg room, and has best access to the air conditioning. However there are two of us and only one seat. As of right now, we give the seat to the person who rightfully calls “shotgun” first. As children, there was minor pushing and shoving, but now that we’ve grown older we resort to the more mature way of screaming “shotgun” in public parking lots as loud as we possibly can.
5. Bed.
When we were younger, my sister and I would find ourselves sharing a bed whenever we would vacation or if we had guests stay at our house. Now there were no actual middle of the night arguments, but rather when we woke up in the morning. We would make snarky comments at one another regarding how one person was taking up too much of the bed space while the other was stealing the covers. While we don’t share a bed too much anymore, we still have fond memories of ice cold nights without covers or a numb arm from being cramped in a corner.
Of course, sisters argue, but I wouldn’t change a thing. I love my sister to the moon and back and she’s honestly my best friend. No matter how often we argue (which isn’t super often), we can’t get rid of each other because at the end of the day she is my rock and I am hers!
