As a girl, having a big brother is one of life’s greatest blessings. You always have someone who will protect you, stick up for you, and if need be – fight for you. Big brothers are known for being protective, and sometimes overprotective. Growing up, my brother was always telling me not to date this guy or that guy, and would intimidate any boy that came to our house. I always acted like this frustrated me, but deep down I knew he was just looking out for me and I was grateful for that. It is a big brother’s job to make sure no boy breaks his baby sister’s heart. But us baby sisters have a job of our own, and that is to watch out for our big brothers.
My brother is an amazing and loving person and he deserves the best. Anytime my brother brings a new girlfriend around I take it as my personal duty to decide if she is worthy to be with him. My brother is 22 and about to graduate college, so I know he can take care of himself. But I still see it as my job to make sure his girlfriends aren’t nuts, because I am not dealing with a crazy sister-in-law.
So whenever he brings a new girl home, I immediately begin analyzing her. Girls can always tell when another girl is crazy. I especially analyze the way she treats me. If she’s too nice to me, I can tell she’s just trying to butter me up. If she’s rude to me (or anyone in our family), she can go ahead and pack her stuff because that is a huge no-no. If she tries to become my best friend the first time we meet, I am always a little suspicious. If she tries to compete with me, she might as well quit because I’ll always win that battle. There’s a very fine line that these girls have to walk in order to be deemed acceptable. If I think they’re crazy, too immature, or if they’re rude, I let my brother know and I know he takes my opinion seriously. I am never flat out mean to these girls, but if I don’t like them, they will know. I know it sounds harsh, but I only do this because I know my brother does the same for me. There is an unspoken code that siblings are supposed to look out for each other.
In all honesty, I am just trying to make sure my brother doesn’t get hurt. I have seen him with a broken heart before, and it upset me to watch him go through so much pain. So whenever he brings a girl home I just want to make sure she isn’t going to break his heart. So if you’re the girl coming home with my brother this time there are two things you have to do to pass my test: show me you truly care about him and understand he is his own person, so don’t try to change him. If I think you deserve someone as great as my big brother, I promise I we will get along perfectly fine. But if you break his heart, you’ll lose my respect and probably won’t ever get it back.
My big brother has always been my protector, and I know he is always looking out for me. I’m not sure if he knows, but I’m always doing the same for him. As a baby sister, I’m great at two things: annoying him to death and making sure his girlfriends aren’t psycho. So if you’re a boy with a little sister, consider yourself lucky, you’ve got someone to watch your back for the rest of your life.
