Older brothers are the best. And being the only girl with older brothers is even better. They teach you so much...from how to fight, to how to stick up for yourself, to showing you how a real man should act, and so much more. Sure, they can pick on you sometimes (well, maybe all the time), but in the end, they're always there for you. Sometimes I wonder what life would have been like growing up with sisters instead of brothers, but I'm convinced I got the best end of the deal by having two older brothers. My older brothers are the best. I can always go to them for advice, they always cheer me up, and I love them so much. If you also grew up as the only girl with older brothers, I'm sure you can relate to these things...

1. They taught you how to stick up for yourself.

Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean that they are going to go easy on me...whether we were wrestling when we were younger, playing basketball in the driveway, or whatever it may have been. I learned how to be tough.

2. You learned what being protective meant.

A boy likes you? Good luck, they have to make it through your older brothers first.

3. You became an expert at yelling, "Mom!" when you were a kid.

For all the many times you got picked on.

4. You know more about sports than the average girl.

Chances are, you had to sit through years of basketball, football, baseball and golf tournaments.

5. You knew what was cool before all of your friends did.

If you had an older brother, you knew all the cool high school trends when you were just in elementary school.

6. You stole their clothes.

A lot of people think this is something that only sisters do to their sisters...but I've been known to steal several comfy t-shirts and sweatshirts from my big brothers.

7. Your first crush may have been one of your brothers' friends.

And conversely, your friends may have had crushes on your brothers as well.

8. Being the only girl, you were (and still are) definitely the princess of the family.

Growing up in a house full of boys is tough!

9. They always knew how to make you laugh.

And when I say laugh, I mean laugh a lot.

10. No matter what sport you were playing, your brother became the coach.

They taught you [almost] everything you know.

11. You never ran faster than when you were trying to beat one of your brothers to the shower.

"I'm getting in first!"

"No I'm getting in first!"

"I'm telling Mom!"

12. You got used to being referred to by teachers as "________'s little sister".

Yep, I am their little sister, and I'm proud of it!

13. You tried to force them to play dress up with you.

And sometimes, they agreed.

14. You learned how to wrestle and fight.

You had to learn how to fight back!

15. You had built-in best friends.

None of your friends could come over to hang out? That's okay, because you had best friends right there at your house 24/7.

16. They may not have been able to teach you how to do make-up or curl your hair, but they taught you so many important life lessons that you still carry with you today.

Austin and Crawford, y'all are the best!