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Growing Up With Brothers

Here is a list of things that will be familiar to you if you grew up with brothers.

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Growing Up With Brothers
Annelise Tortorich

When your siblings are aggravating you, but your parent is in the room.

Playing with toys involved Barbie and G.I. Joe hanging out.

Instead of dressing up like a princess, your costume was Superman.

You realize you have more guy friends because you're more comfortable around them from growing up around your brothers and their friends.

Everything is a competition, and if you were not at the top, you were the loser.

Whenever your brother brings home a girl, your parents expect you to know everything about her.

Sometimes you wish you had an older sister to get hand me downs.

But then you realize you can just take your brothers' oversized t-shirts.

Even though they were boys, your mom still found ways to make you match.

Among all of the kids, someone always had a ball game at the park or at school.

Therefore, you were always there, and technically, you could consider yourself their #1 fan.

You grew up watching sports and Star Wars, because being the youngest, you never had a say.

Playing with your brothers involved a lot of wrestling, tears, and band-aids.

You have a wingman, that is, if they choose to claim you.

Getting in a fight with them and hitting them, but then running away as fast as you can because you know they're stronger than you.

Who else would do stupid things with you?

Your food is never safe in the refrigerator.

Going somewhere and somebody recognizes you as __'s sister.

Sometimes you even get mistaken for twins because one particular thing is the same...red hair.

Sometimes they buy you food, but sometimes they "forget their wallet," and you have to pick up the check.

They make sure to know your guy friends, and they make sure you know if they like them.

They love taking pictures with you.

They team up against you, or with you (it depends on the day).

You had a chauffeur before you could drive.

They always have your back.

They never let you give up.

You can never live without them.

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