When I was young, and you were still in our mom’s belly, I was so excited to have a little sister. I had it in my mind that I would have a tiny version of myself around the house. I was so excited to have someone to be able to play with 24/7 365 days a year. I thought that we would like the same hobbies, the same food, the same movies; I even thought we would look exactly the same. I thought that we would be the most compatible duo right off the bat and that you’d be a ready to go best friend the second you got out of the womb. As a small child I never knew how wrong I would be.
Well to start off when you were born you were basically as playful as a potato. As a small child I just thought this was a minor bump in the road. I figured out that you needed time to grow up and become more like me. As we grew older you had much darker hair than I did. You were able to tan and I could only burn and stay pale. Your eyes were brown and mine were green. We looked nothing alike and I surely thought this was a mistake. It didn’t stop there.
We could not be more different. Our likes and differences are drastic. I love to sing and you refuse to sing one note. I eat everything and you are the pickiest eater. You are organized and I can be a crazy mess. I love all forms of social media and you won't even get a Facebook. Not to mention our ability to somehow know when the other is busy or not in the mood but believe it’s the right time to suddenly want to do something together. These differences have caused many tensions throughout the years yet I still believe you are the person I am closest to.
People look at us and cannot believe we are related. Despite our differences, we’ve been through everything together and we have fit the appropriate roles of big and little sister. We have learned from each other’s differences. Out of everyone in this world you know me the best. I have told you everything even when you don’t want to hear it. You text me everyday and you are so excited just to FaceTime with me. You are the person I go to on snowy days to cuddle up on the couch and watch a movie. You are the person I’ve traveled everywhere with and the person who I've gone through big life changes with. You are the person who understands why I am the way I am because you were there with me for everything. You are the person I used to make pretend with and play around the house with. You are the person I take clothes from and vice versa. Growing up I always wish you were more like me but our differences bring us even closer. I wouldn’t want you any other way because you are my little sister and if we had been the same what a boring life that would have been.
