Dear Little Brother,
I know I never tell you, but I love you. I have loved you since the day you were born. I ran up to you when you were in mom’s arms, kissed the top of your head and told you I loved you for the first time.
Growing up, you were my best friend. You were the person that I would tell everything to. We have so many secrets that we have never told mom or dad. You were always my go to for playing games or watching movies or riding our bikes.
Entering into our teenage years, we grew apart. We had our own group of friends and we would never see each other. You had long hair, tight jeans and an attitude of some wanna-be skater. We would constantly fight over who got to use the bathroom first in the morning. You would get on my nerves every second of the day. Mom would tell me to ignore you and you would stop, but you never did. Those were the toughest years between us, but even on our worst days, I never stopped loving you.
Naturally, you got your first serious girlfriend. She is the reason that I am so good at stalking people on the Internet now. I knew everything about her. I had to make sure that she was going to treat you right and that she came from a good family. I also had to make sure that you were treating her right. No matter how good she was she would never be good enough for my brother.
After a year, she broke up with you. I have never seen you so hurt before. I felt so bad for you. I had no idea how to help you, and that was the worst feeling ever. I did everything I could to make you happy. We would go out to eat and just ride around in your car listening to music and talking about life. We were finally getting close again.
The saying that “you don’t know what you have until it's gone” is true. We both realized how much we needed each other when I left for college. There were some mornings when you would text me and tell me that you missed me even though you liked having the bathroom to yourself. I think you finally realized how much I helped you not get in trouble. I did my best to protect you in everything that you did. My favorite thing that we would do when I would come home was go on sushi dates with you and catch up on everything that was going on in each other’s lives.
You are now in college and I can’t protect you anymore. It scares me. I don’t want you to get hurt but it is time for you to make your own decisions. You’re going to make good choices but you’re also going to make bad ones. When you do make bad choices, I will always be here to pick you up. You are going to go so far in life and I can’t wait to see where you end up. I am so proud to be your sister.
Love you Fam,
Your Big Sister
