Big bro,

Thank you for being the one who gets in trouble most of the time because you are "older and should know better" and for sometimes being an example of what not to do. Let's be real, you were the test child. I learned from your mistakes, so I do things differently because of you.

Thank you for putting up with my tattle-tale phase and for understanding it comes with the territory of being a younger sibling.

Thank you for playing Barbies with me even though you didn’t really like it.

(Except for when things got weird and you decided to undress them.)

Thank you for being the one to jump on my bed as soon as Santa came and for having enough excitement for the both of us.

Thank you for putting up with my mood swings and being real with me.

Thank you for the random phone calls just to tell me you miss me.

Thank you for the tight hugs you give me and won’t let me return.

Thank you for teaching me how to argue like a true professional.

Thank you for teaching me how to hold my own.

Thank you for being someone I can be mean to and you don't get upset or offended.

Thank you for the valuable life advice you give me at one in the morning, when we are talking about the terrifying future while wiping the sleep away from our eyes.

Thank you for believing in me when no one else does.

Thank you for being the first person to stand up for me even though you pretend like you don’t care.

Thank you for protecting me like no one else can.

You have been there for heartbreak, bullying and terrible friends. You have been my shoulder even when you don’t realize it.

Thank you for being someone I can trust my secrets with, and vice versa.

Thank you for teaching me how to have fun and be mischievous even if it means doing something Mom and Dad told us not to.

Thank you for being born before me.

Although it was completely out of our control, having you to look up to is something that I would not want to change for the world.

And most of all, thank you for always being there for me and for being my best friend for life.

Because no matter how hard you try, you can’t get rid of me.