No, I have never wanted a sister. Call me crazy but I have never felt like I am missing out for not having one. With two of the best brothers in the world, I have fully experienced the whole sibling thing. I have never needed a sister to boss me around or borrow my clothes, and I had enough cousins to find someone to play Barbies with me. Yes, I still participated in ballet and wore lots of sparkles. Believe it or not, I managed to be a complete girly girl without a sister by my side. Instead, I was blessed with two brothers as my lifelong best friends, and I could not imagine it any other way.

With two brothers, my pink was always tinged with a little blue. This meant that sparkly sneakers hung up alongside muddy cleats, and Polly Pocket’s somehow played with Ninja Turtles. I have been tackled an endless number of times, and my hair was pulled on a day-to-day basis. While this may not seem like much, it means everything to me. The tackles and hair pulling have made me a little rougher around the edges resulting in my own form of resiliency. Though we may have grown out of being childhood playmates, my brothers still remain my best friends. To this day, I can count on my car ride talks with one brother and long phone calls with the other. My little brother still makes me laugh harder than anyone else and my older brother is one of my greatest role models. These two young men have become much more than just my friends in the sandbox. They have become my closest friends for the rest of my life.

To all those girls out there who have felt as if they are missing out in the sister department, remember the boys in your life. Think of all the girls missing out on that feeling of pride when your brother makes a great play in a game or the quick forgive and forget that a sister would never give. Who else would teach you how to properly throw a football? These boys of yours teach you lessons that a sister never could. They show you how a real man should treat you and what love really is because there is no love quite like the brotherly kind. You do not only have two best friends, but also two boys always watching over you. Remember to always count your brotherly blessings because one day the number of hair-pullings will be doubled by hugs and the number of arguments by laughter.