Dear sister,
Okay sure, in biological terms we are not "full" sisters. We do not share the same set of parents. We grew up a little bit different than "normal" siblings. But let me tell you, as far as I am concerned, there is nothing "half" about our relationship.
We didn't grow up in the same house. You weren't there for every first day of school or every family dinner. I wasn't there for all of your proms or dance recitals. But no matter what happened I knew you were only a phone call and a three-hour drive away.
I know we don't have the 'normal' sibling relationship that most do, but have what is normal to us. We never allowed the half part of our relationship to play a major part. I can probably count on one hand the number of times I actually introduced you as my half sister because it doesn't sound right. You aren't my half sister you are simply my sister.
In a lot of ways, we are complete opposites. You are 100 percent a type-A personality while I am a textbook type-B. You take days to make a purchase while I can buy something before I even try it on. You are a people pleaser and, while I love making new friends, I was always the sibling that was more worried about pleasing myself. However, these ways that we are different are the aspects of you that I admire and they are what make us work so well together.
While there are a lot of ways we are different, in so many ways we are exactly alike. Both of us would choose to spend our free time on the couch, looking at Pinterest, watching friends. Our all time favorite memories are the memories we have made together. But most importantly we are both happy knowing that regardless of who our parents are, God made us sisters because he knew we needed each other in our lives.
So we have ways we are similar and ways we are different. But guess what? So do "full" siblings. No siblings are exactly the same whether you share the same parents or not. I used to think we had differences because we didn't have the same parents. But as I've grown up I have realized it has nothing to with different parents and it has everything to do with being different individuals.
You cry easier than I do (one of our differences) so if you haven't started crying yet, you are probably about to.
You are my role model. It has not always been easy. But through everything that has happened you have done nothing but love me like a sister truly loves her sibling. You answer the phone whenever I need you and open your house to me whenever I need a home away from home. As we have grown, you have become not only a sister but a best friend and for that ,I could never be more thankful.
I know things have been tricky. We didn't experience the same childhood and even grew up in different cities. But even if we grew up on different continents, you are still my sister and you are stuck with me. So from now on, let's just forget about the "half" part because from the outside looking in we are just like any other set of siblings. More importantly, from the inside looking out, it feels like you are my other half and have stolen my whole heart... not just half of it.
Love,
Me
