Dear Big Sis,
To start off I want to tell you that I love you and I am your biggest fan! Everything you have done I wanted to do, just like you. Yes, I was and still am sometimes jealous of the things that you do. When we were little I was always so jealous of you neat handwriting, perfect coloring, athletic ability, and how smart you were. Now, still jealous of how smart you are I look at all of your achievements in school, work, and life and I still want to be just like you. I idolize you because you are the one I look up to. When we were little we shared a bedroom, same bed in fact, and we would always sneak out of our room and try to play longer, we would talk at night until one of us fell asleep on each other. Those were some of the fun moments and some of the most important conversations of our young lives.
When we were in grade school you would protect me when I was getting picked on, you told those kids to knock it off and they listened to you. When we would go for school photos you hated that I always wanted to dress in the same clothes as you, but I wanted to be just like you, I wanted to be you at times. Sis, you were also so great at sports when we were little (still are). When we played for the same t-ball team, you would hit home runs and were so fast while I struggled to even hit the ball off the tee, this is when I wish I had your athletic ability the most.
During our teenage years we got our separate rooms and lived our own lives, we had boyfriends and other friends to hang out with but you were still my best friend. You still trusted me with all of your boy secrets and would invite me to do things with your friends at times. Those were the times you really made me feel like a million bucks, like I was the most important person ever to you. Don’t get me wrong, we had our petty fights about who gets to use the bathroom, or when you wore my favorite shirt, but we would never get too mad at each other because we were best friends and loved each other.
One of the hardest days for me was when you left for college. I was used to seeing you every day, and being able to give you a hug or cry on your shoulder when I needed to. When you left for college almost 4 hours away I knew seeing you all the time wouldn’t happen, and for me, that was the scariest thing in the world, being without my sister. As you were in college I missed you a lot, I saw all of your new friends and all of your adventures on Facebook. Those pictures and stories made me miss you that much more but I was also relieved that you were having fun and enjoying yourself. Some nights I would wake up worried about you because I knew you were partying with friends and I wanted to make sure you were safe, because you always made sure I was safe.
As I entered college you gave me lots of advice, from what to bring, to how to handle professors and my workload. For that I thank you, I thank you for a lot of things sis, since we were young you have been protecting me and that is the best gift you have ever given me. I love you, Big Sis.
Love,
Your Baby Sister
