When people come to me and ask if I have any brothers or sisters, I'm saddened by the idea that I can never say I have a brother. Growing up, I had three sisters. Not until my oldest sister got married that I was able to have a brother-in-law.
It's not as bad as people would assume having so many women in the house. Of course, my dad is outnumbered so he never gets a say in anything. Well technically he occasionally asks us to go to Bass Pro Shops or the gun range, and normally we go with him, but not the gun range. At least for me I do not go.
I had to share a room with my little sister for how it felt like a million years. It was nice to have someone there to talk to when you were upset, or if you felt alone. The main problem I faced was having to share space with her and not having any privacy to myself.
My oldest sister and I get along quite well. The only problems I faced with her was wearing her clothes and not asking.
The best thing about having three sisters is an open closet. We all were the same size and able to share clothes with one another. There's more to it than sharing clothes. There is always someone there to have "girl" talk with. Someone who is willing to let you cry on their soldier. Someone who watches chick flicks with you at night, or a riding partner to go to sweet frog with. There's so many opportunities to have fun together.
My other older sister, her and I are the middle children, we are the ones to fight the most. I think maybe because we are closet in age; however, my younger sister is the same. She and I fight too. But anyways, one Thanksgiving we got into a big fight and I pied her in the face. Sisters do tend to fight a lot as mine tied me to a chair when I was younger when she was babysitting me.
Recently, after my sister had her baby , it was almost as if nothing about that really mattered. We all became aunts for the first time and have so much love for one another that we can now give to the little baby. Being an aunt is one of the best blessings. It allows us to be closer to one another.
Though we might not always get along with each other, we are still there for one another know matter what. We care for each other's needs and feelings. I wouldn't trade any of them.
