I have three sisters, two older and one younger. Growing up, my younger sister was always mine and my older sister's shadow, and we were all my eldest sister's. My little sister always wanted to be apart of what we did, even if she had no desire to do it. I remember my older sister and I being forced to let her join in on a game that she didn't know how to play, otherwise we couldn't play it. All three of us missed out on MouseTrap that day because of mine and my older sisters' stubbornness and my younger sister's whining. She wanted to play with us, even when we had no interest in letting her in on our games, she wanted to dress like us, even when we begged her not to.
Frankly, she was annoying and I'm pretty sure I asked on numerous occasions if we could return her. But as I grew up, I appreciated her more and more. Despite the barely-there age difference of 18 months, as we grew up, I felt like I had to watch over her and protect her. She was my little shadow that I needed to take care of. I reminded her to do her homework, I would make her dinner and be sure to sit with her so that she had someone to share the meal with, and I would make sure that none of the other kids were mean to her.
My little sister is my little blessing because she has made me a better person without even realizing it. She has taught me to be a more selfless individual and to take care of someone. She can be the most annoying person on the planet, and if you wake her up from a nap, you'll want to run and hide from her wrath, but I wouldn't change her for the world. She is a little wrecking ball that always has my back.
I think that younger siblings are a gift that we should cherish, no matter how often they steal our clothes and piss us off. They lift us up when we're down and know exactly what we need to feel better. Little siblings are a blessing in disguise because they are the greatest friend that we could have asked for, without having asked for them. We've grown up together, lived together and love each other. We are best friends one day and enemies the next, but they are the piece of our family that we always feel we need to look out for. No matter how old my little sister and I get, I know that she will always look out for me, just as my older sisters would. We should all say a special prayers that God sent us little sisters and the patience to put up with them, because even though I want to strangle my little sister every now and then, I'm glad she exists.
