Day 27: Talk about your siblings.
I have 2 siblings, both boys. I know that in the back of my mother’s mind, she would’ve wanted a daughter. I wanted to have a sister. Maybe there’s a reason why it didn’t happen. I am the middle child of 3. My older brother is 2 years older and my younger is 8 years younger. I’ve always been closer to my older brother. We are much closer in age, we were only separated by a year in high school (2 years in elementary). But if there’s anything all 3 of us share in common, it is basketball. We all played for our school in some way. My younger brother is currently attending Burbank High School and is on the JV team as a sophomore. I guess it runs in the family? I’ve never seen my pops play back then but all I remember were pictures of him in uniforms. He must’ve been “adequate” because our basketball skills had to come from somewhere. The thing that I don’t like with us is that we have a little bit of an ego, even me. I remember when I was younger, I fought with each one a lot. Maybe because I’m the middle child and it’s natural. But as I’ve grown, I stay out of arguments, not because I don’t want to confront them, I just do it in a different way. I try to be the cooler head. Lately, it’s been them who’s fighting a lot. And it’s mostly my younger brother’s fault. He doesn’t seem to have any organization with his stuff and at times, a liar. He tries to get away with stuff by talking his way around it, but little does he know I’ve been there. I’ve done the same thing. Only difference is, I talk better than he does. He gets lost in his alibi while I stick to mine. But whenever they fight, I just let them be. I know I can butt in and say a few words, but it won’t really help.
But we’re family. So at the end of the day, we know that we love each other. We just have a different way of showing it.
