Open letter to my little sister

For there is no friend like a sister
In calm or stormy weather;
To cheer one on the tedious way,
To fetch one if one goes astray,
To lift one if one totters down,
To strengthen whilst one stands”

I’ve been wanting to write this for a long time. I just couldn’t find the exact words to say just to tell you how much you truly mean to me, but now I believe I finally have the words! This goes directly to my baby sister and any big sister will probably agree with me!

Sisterhood means having a friend who will be there for life and who was there in its beginning. Siblings can share childhood memories with you that nobody else can connect to in quite that special way. Your sister may drive you crazy, or she may inspire you.
I want you to know that you are my best friend and not only that you keep me grounded! We have a saying in the family that I am the wild child and you are the scholar! Two completely different people that came from the same people, how I don’t understand and half the time we don’t even get along but you mean more than any word in the dictionary can describe! I love you more than life itself! And as we get older, our bond becomes stronger. I feel it when you need me I can never say no because you are MY baby sister.

I just think about all the memories we have together from the time you were born until now and me being 19 and you going on 17, it’s a bittersweet feeling not because you’re going to be going away to college soon but because it will be the first moments without you when I think about there’s going to be a time where I’m not going to wake up and you be in the room closest to mine, or not even being able to go in your closet to get the perfect outfit for a date. It kills me but you are growing up and you’re not my little baby anymore. I know I am very protective when it comes to you even at work (because we work together) but that’s because I never want anyone to hurt you.

She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness, who sees you at your worst and best, and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark. She is your teacher, your defense attorney, your personal press agent, even your shrink. Some days, she's the reason you wish you were an only child.
-- Barbara Alpert

I LOVE YOU SISSY POO