Dear Big Brother,
There are so many different ways I could start this off but I want you to know how much I have come to appreciate, look up to, and love you so I'm just gonna to start by saying I forgive you. I forgive you for locking me in the moving van for two hours when I was 3. I forgive you for the time you put poison ivy in my bed when I was 6. I forgive for the time you cut off the heads of all my CareBears as I watched, cried, and scratched at my poison ivy. I forgive you for the time you shot me in the arm the day before my 7th birthday with your BB Gun. I forgive you for the time you sprayed me with silly string when I was wearing my favorite new shirt on my 7th birthday. I forgive you for when you told me that putting moose and gell in my hair would make it silky and smooth when I actually ended up looking worse than Haromine Granger circa 2001 when I was 8. I forgive you for making me watch The Patriot every car ride from ages 8-11. I forgive for all those times you threaten me if I didn't leave the playroom so you could go on PlayStation. I forgive for you when you would take the car and leave me home alone with mom and dad from when I was 16 to present day; and I forgive you for everything else you might have done. I forgive you because I know that even though have you turned into a capable and well respected man, soon you will be experience similar unjustice in the real world which you don't deserve.
I remember a friend asking if I was close to you on your high school graduation day and I simply said "no". She told me that would change when you went off to school as it did for her and her brother. I nodded my head in agreement although my mind was full of doubt. Now four years later, as you prepare to graduate college, I hope someone asks me that same question so I can respond with a sincere "yes". I don't know how or when it happened but I do know that over the past few years we have gotten to be much closer and I have learned what it is like to love a sibling. It certainly took time and a lot of effort. I learned to speak up when I was around you and have the confidence to say what was on my mind while in your presence. You encouraged me to be myself and to be confident in more ways than you can probably imagine. Sometimes by simply asking me for my opinion on clothes or what type of ice cream we should get at the store. I am very proud of how far we have come together and how much you have accomplished on your own, just as I know mom and dad are. Congratulations on getting an internship in London for after graduation and taking the first big step into the real world. While I remain in my college bubble and take babysteps to get to where you are today, I only wish you have the same confidence you taught me to have.
In high school I always looked up to as I am sure most people did. You might not have been the most talkative person but you were certainly well liked among everyone and great at everything you did. I tried my best to take the tips you would tell me for pole vaulting and apply them in hopes of impressing you and following in your footsteps. I remember the last thing you said to me before I left for college and I remind myself 'don't be dumb' every time I go out on a Friday night. Now I am telling you the same thing; don't be dumb. I admire your hard work and dedication to your studies. From you I have learned the importance of doing well in school and how far it can get you. When you graduate remember to work that hard at your internship, even if you hate it, because I have a feeling the real world is going to be a lot more demanding. I wish I could see you graduate in just a few short months, but again I will be following in your footsteps and be working at camp just as you did. Even though I won't physically be with that day or any of the days to come I hope you know I am always with you just as you are with me everyday.
With immense love,
Your baby sister
