Siblings

I never fight with my younger sister and we have a great relationship, but today I got angry that she won't help me with a favour I've been asking her to do this week. Let me rephrase that - I got angry that she doesn't have time to help me. Again, she said "tomorrow". In poor taste, I made a stupid comment about who she was putting first. She responded by saying that I wasn't there for her when she was younger and I always put my friends first. I could tell how affected she had been by my "absence" with her comment yet she never said anything ever until now. This made me sad. Looking back, I was selfish. Life was always about fun, partying, going out. I was a kid who didn't know any better and I didn't know how it affected my little sis. And even though her comment stirred up some sadness, it also made me grateful, because it helped me acknowledge how we've grown up to love and respect each other immensely. Even when we say stuff in moments of weakness to hurt each other. I'm proud of how far we've come and will continue to go.

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