Sisters

[hiddenmuse]

Mace mace_acme posted something about how her little sister cheered her up with a call, and that reminded me of how my sister does the same thing for me.

Now, my sister is almost 12 and in that "I hate you and wish you'd go away, but can you take me to the mall first?" part of adolescence. So getting her to admit that family members exist, let alone that she loves them, may seem impossible.

But it's all in the little things. When she has a skating competition, she wants me to be there in the audience. Around her friends, she vehemently denies liking BNL, but the second they're gone, she's clamoring for your BNL CDs and talking about how Ed Robertson's a "hottie" ... and trashing Steven Page. (Thanks, sis.) Knowing that she deliberated for a long time over what to get me at Christmas, wanting it to be something special - which it definitely was.

Every year, since her first Christmas, I buy her an ornament. The cool thing is, when she puts up the tree, she points out ornaments and says, "I got this one from Carly". Like my mom said, she'll be in her 50s and demanding her ornament. I can just see it now: "Gimme my damn ornament!!"

There is love - even through the friction when my sister and I butt heads over the smallest things. My sister means everything to me, and I'd do whatever it takes to protect her. And I think that she feels the same way towards me.

Comments

[sigmaration.livejournal.com]

Your sister rocks... even if she does think it's ok for me to end up the the BNL member that looks like "a camel's butt".

[pangaea23.livejournal.com]

Do you think that your sister and you would be so close if you were closer in age? I'm not sure how old you are (I could prolly go look at your userinfo and find out, but I'm lazy..) but I'm assuming you're at least twice her age. That usually helps! That's really cool, though, that she looks up to you so much!

[hiddenmuse.livejournal.com]

Well my brother and I are 5 years apart and quite close.

As for my sister and I, there's almost 18 years' difference and we butt heads a lot - but still love each other. :)

[mace-acme.livejournal.com]

You know what's crazy, too ... I was talking about Rose, hee ... we're not officially sisters. Just in spirit!

Smooches!

[hiddenmuse.livejournal.com]

Sisters in spirit are even better! :)