My sister and brother have been my rocks since we were able to comprehend that there were problems in the world and our lives. All three of us have been on our individual journeys for the last 17 to 21 years, but I know that we can come together at our family dinners or random sibling talks in my room and catch up on our lives and solve the others' problems when needed.
1. They are your first best friends.
We all know that the truest best friends are our siblings because they have to put up with you for their whole lives. Either from the moment they're born or the moment you're born siblings take on their prescribed roles. Although they may interpret the way an older sister or younger brother should act differently than anyone else I know, I love that they are different and special for me. And I know that they will listen and tell me how it is because they believe in telling the truth and not beating around the bush.
2. They know exactly what it's like to have your parents as, well, parents.
Sometimes it’s tough to read your parents but luckily I have two other sources to draw opinions from. Having many interpretations of what your parents mean is extremely useful. Especially when you are figuring out when to ask if you can go hang out with friends or asking to go out to eat instead of making dinner.
3. They are permanent adventure partners.
If I ever want to go up to Lake Geneva or go on a hike somewhere, I know my sister is ready to go. If my mom ever asks me to go pick up dinner or sometimes even groceries, I know my brother will hop in the car with me and we can make the short drive an adventure. It's the little things that I do with my siblings that makes the boring tasks fun. (Although we might do a fair amount of complaining about them anyway.) And the family vacations or larger adventures to downtown Chicago we go on together are even more spectacular with the silly jokes and laughs that plague our car rides.
4. When you team up with them you can be unstoppable.
Watch out world, the Kasch siblings are ready to take you on. When we work together, we have a way of working as a unit that surprises me sometimes. Convincing our parents what to do on vacation days is just one of our many talents that we conspire on together.
5. They can teach you a ton from their own mistakes or perspectives.
I know that I have made many mistakes in my life and I try to pass on my "wisdom" to my brother. He may take it with a grain of salt because we will have had various experiences throughout high school and college (eventually), but I want to make sure I show my brother what I know about people and how to approach the world with the tools we have been given. My sister has done all this for me and I think that we actually all do this for one another. No matter if it is subconscious in the way we tell a story or the way we argue with each other, my siblings and I will share our understanding of a situation with each other. This is a large way of how I’ve been taught about how people work. Our separate experiences and atmospheres we're in help the other two figure out how their view may or may not be skewed from their location.
And
finally...
6. You can
always blame things on them when you might be in trouble.
Not that any of us ever get in trouble… but it is very helpful to have someone to take the fall with you, or occasionally take the blame completely.
I really don’t know what I would do without my sister and brother. We may not agree on everything, but I know that I will love them forever. No matter what differences we have someday or now, they will love me too. And I wouldn't want anyone other than my brother to be the one bombarding my sister with group hugs randomly.
