All of my friends have sisters. They share clothes, get and give advice on boys, and spend Friday night either bickering or helping each other get ready for their first dates. I've never had this, since I'm the only daughter. I have two brothers whose clothes would not flatter me, and I can give them advice about girls, but they won't take it. This used to bother me. I longed to have a sister. I begged and begged my mom to try to have one more baby in hopes that it would be a girl. Of course, I was seven, and didn't understand what another baby would entail, so naturally I didn't get my wish. After I got over my initial anger that I wasn't getting a sister, I realized life as the only girl wasn't so bad.
Sure, most of my brothers' clothes aren't really my style, but when they are, guess who gets the hand-me downs? Me. Yes, even though I'm the oldest, I'm the little one. I've been silently waiting for my little brother's Pink Floyd shirt for years, and I know I'll get it one day.
Plus, when people are mean to me, I have two giants on-call to beat people up. Also, I can beat up girls who break their hearts. We all get to throw a punch. It's a fun time.
I've also learned to take a punch. We used to rough around all the time (Bro, I'm sorry for that one time I accidentally blacked your eye. Really.).
No one judges me when I go to see the new Star Wars movies because they think I'm there for my brothers. Sure, I brought them along, but it's just so I could see The Force Awakens a second time.
One word: Halloween. Group costumes are a blast.
I never feel scared walking at night because my siblings are a lot bigger - and probably tougher - than I am.
I've always really thought girls were catty, and I never could really make good friends with them. I think having brothers has reinforced my comfortability with having "guy" friends and not really ever being girly. Some people find it impossible to be friends with those of the opposite sex - for me, I'm more comfortable hanging out with my boyfriend and his friends because I've been accustomed to hanging out with boys - with my brothers. They made it easier for me to find awesome friends, and I could never ask for sisters, knowing how much having only brothers helped me.
We can still tell each other things with the trust that they stay between us. I think we have a pretty good relationship for brothers and sister, considering the relationship of my aunts and uncles with my parents. I think if we ever hurt one another, we'd feel horribly guilty. Of course, we get into arguments over politics and who is going to do the dishes, but at the end of the day, we can all sit down and watch Stranger Things together with no resentment. Except for when one of us eats the last bag of popcorn without sharing.
