Oh, hello. I disappeared again, didn’t I? I have a good excuse, though. I came back to work full time, classes started last week, and I literally have not been home for more than a couple hours (aside from when I’m sleeping) since Friday. Basketball games and the like. So, this is going to be a filler post. I was actually thinking about it in the shower last night. A bit of a “get to know me a little better” post. Or “get to know who my siblings are” post. Because, hey, who doesn’t like writing about other people? So, here you go: a list of my siblings and what they mean to me. (Awww.)
When asked the question, “How many siblings do you have?” the answer is simple: two. Well, biologically. However, I actually have a few other people in my life who I consider “siblings.”
The first of my biological siblings is my nineteen-year-old sister, Amanda. (This makes me the oldest child.) We are exactly twenty-one months apart, so we literally grew up together. We are complete opposites, though. She has(/had) blonde hair, while I’m a brunette. She’s tall (at 5’8”) while I stand at a short 5’1”. Even though we’re opposites, we’re best friends. I’m sure we fought as kids, just as most siblings do, but now that we don’t live together anymore, I’m always looking for excuses to spend time with her. She’s been out of high school for almost two years now, and I’m doing whatever it takes to help her get into college this summer or fall. She wants to be a teacher, and she has so much potential.
My second (and last) biological sibling is my thirteen-year-old brother, Trenton. He’ll be fourteen in March, and it makes me feel old. (I remember the day he came home from the hospital.) He’s my baby, no lie. Right now, he’s in the eighth grade, and he’s going through a “phase.” His hair is longer than mine, and he wore skinny jeans for a while (though I think he’s growing out of that). He plays guitar, and I think he likes Husband more than he likes me sometimes. Probably because Husband plays guitar, too. Trenton is so intelligent; he’s amazing at math, and even at a young age, he would make up fictional stories on the spot. Often times, Trenton and I are told we look a lot alike. It’s true. Brown hair, blue eyes … and I think our noses are similar. He, too, is taller than I am … and probably catching up to my sister, if he hasn’t already passed her up. (Yes, that makes me the oldest, but shortest, sibling.)
Now we move on to the “other” siblings. First is Eddie, my twenty-seven-year-old “big brother.” In reality, he’s my oldest cousin on my dad’s side of the family. We grew up together, though, and he has always been what a big brother should be. Now, he’s married with three kids (Zachary, Chloe, and Tuff—all ages three and under! They all call me “Aunt Megan.”) and he lives nearby. I don’t see him as often as I’d like, though. Next, is Eddie’s younger brother, David. He’s my twenty-five-year-old “big brother.” Growing up, I was always really close to David. Now, he lives in Florida with his wife and three kids (Emily, Kourtney, and Tyler. Emily actually lives with her mom full time, but she goes to visit David a lot.)
Last but not least, we have the Brother-In-Law, Jared. Everyone calls him JJ, though. JJ is Husband’s seventeen-year-old brother and only sibling. He’s a senior in high school with a 4.0 GPA and a member of the Varsity basketball team. I don’t know how this kid does it. He plays basketball (and runs track in the spring) all while maintaining an amazing GPA. Not only that, but he’s taking college courses, too. When he graduates high school, he’ll have completed 12 hours toward college. (Right now, he’s taking the same Lit class that I’m taking!) He’s planning on going to school to be an engineer. JJ was a freshman in high school when I was a senior, and I actually met him for the first time when he was in seventh grade, so I’ve watched him grow up, and he’s always been a little brother to me, in a way.
So, there you have it—my siblings.
How many siblings do you have? What about sibling-in-laws? Is there anyone else you consider a sibling, even if they aren’t biologically?
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