This one is dedicated to you, Madison. Love you, sis.
1. She will never stop treating you like her baby brother
It doesn't matter if you're 3 years old or 21 years old, she will still act like she has so much more life experience and needs to teach you everything. She's also been around all of your life and knows EXACTLY how to annoy you and will NEVER forget to do those exact things whenever she pleases.
2. She's your go-to person for advice about girls
Remember when you were transitioning from thinking girls had cooties to thinking girls were cute? Remember when you had no idea how to talk to a girl in a romantic way? Honestly, when I think about it, I still don't know how to do that. Back then to even now, I still go to my sister on all my problems about girls.
From my first crush to my recent breakup, I can remember exact moments in my head where she has given me advice and helped me either gain the courage to talk to my crush (not saying I succeeded 100% of the time) or heal my heart.
3. You seem to be around her more when her friends are over
If you deny this, you are 100% lying. Back in middle school and high school, you know that whenever your sister's friends came over, you always seemed to want to be around her more than usual. Now I'm not saying that I only wanted to be around her more because I wanted to talk to her friends, but I'm not denying it either.
You got to plant the seeds in middle school so by the time you're in high school, your hard work blossoms into some long-awaited rekindling of all that y'all have in common.
4. You will hurt any boy that hurts her
I remember this distinctly. At the time, my sister was a senior in high school, and I was a sophomore. It was my first year on the varsity football team, and my sister was dating the star senior linebacker. They'd been dating for most of high school and randomly broke up one day. All I heard for days was my sister balling her eyes out in her room. Nobody at school knew the real reason why they broke up, and neither did I.
A week later, my mother told me that he had been physically abusive to her. That next morning in the locker room before football practice, I walked over to him, tapped him on the shoulder, said "you know what this is for," and punched him right in the face.
When the principal asked me why I did it, all I said was that he deserved it, and I took my day of suspension. Definitely worth it.
5. She's one of the only people you trust with your emotions
I'm not the one to speak to anyone about my emotions, which is why I write; but it doesn't matter if I had the best day of my entire life or if my heart had been broken, my sister is the only person on this earth I trust to be completely open and vulnerable with. I know that she will not judge me based on mistakes from my past and only wants what is best for me. Most importantly, she won't tell mom and dad.
6. She's your best friend
Just as much as I can be serious with my sister, she's one of the only people I can be completely goofy with and can bring it out of me better than anyone else. One moment sticks out in particular.
It was my freshman year Homecoming dance, and I walked into our cafeteria/dance-room nervous as ever. I was nervous about all the upperclassmen, dancing with my date, if I was sweating too much (which only made me sweat even more), plus a million other things. Then, my sister and I's childhood song "Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee came on over the speakers. My sister, realizing how nervous I was, came over and grabbed both me and my date and brought us over to the middle of the dance floor where she proceeded to dance without any care whatsoever.
That small act helped ease all my nerves and allowed me to have one of the best nights of my life.
7. She will always be your role model
I know I never told her, but I've always looked up to my sister. She's always been the one I wanted to emulate. I took notice as she was the one who would sit with the boy or girl sitting alone at lunch, how she encouraged her teammates/fellow classmates on the court/classroom, and most importantly, how she loved everyone no matter what. She showed me through her actions how to be a positive light in this world, and I can't thank her enough for her impact on my life.
There are so many more things I could say about my sister and how much she means to me. I don't doubt that all of you with older sisters could do the same. Even though she knows already, remember to let your sister know how much you love her.
