The relationship I have with my siblings is unlike any other. They're my closest friends and the ones I trust the most, and they're the ones I would never even think twice about doing absolutely anything for. I know that they always have my back and I always have theirs, and I know that we would always help each other out no matter what the situation is.
I haven't always had such a great relationship with my siblings. In fact, I used to despise having them. I always wished I was the only child, because I was attention starved due to middle child syndrome.
Although I think I still do have middle child syndrome, I've learned to love my spot as the middle child. Just three years apart from both of my siblings, I have the opportunity to develop a close knit relationship with both of them. I understand the stages in their life that they are in because I'm not far from either of those stages. I can picture myself graduating college like my sister is in May, but I can also remember being a sophomore in high school like my little brother is.
Even though I did not always appreciate my siblings, we were still building and developing the trust we have now throughout our childhood. I can always count on my siblings to keep my secrets, and I can always trust them to give me the best advice possible because I know they always have my best interest in mind.
My sister and I have become really close since her senior year in college, so that's about four years now. I consider her my absolute best friend, because not only do I trust and admire her so much, but also we also have so much fun together. She understands my mood swings, and even when we do get into a yelling argument over something minuscule and irrelevant, we're easily laughing and joking the next minute. She knows more about me than anyone does, because not only do I tell her everything, but she also understands my background and my childhood because she was by my side throughout all of it.
My sister has helped my so much throughout my angsty teenage years; I knew I wanted to be there as a figure my little brother could lean on and trust. Since I've gone away for college, we've spent so much more time together whenever I come home for breaks than we ever have before. We hang out together and talk about our lives, and we never fail to make each other laugh. I want to be there for him to help him through tough times and I want to be a role model for him, just like my sister was and still is for me.
I know that whatever happens, my siblings and I will forgive each other. There is something so comforting in the fact that they always have my back and that we'll always have each other to rely on. They have been by my side my whole life and we know and understand each other better than anyone else could ever know. I'm so incredibly thankful that my best friends are my siblings, because while friends come and go, siblings are always there for you.
