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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Aww great post. I have my younger brother (Logan) he’s 16. We’re not very close but we do get a long A LOT better then when we were kids.
My best friend (Michele) is like a sister to me. We’ve been best friends since we were 5-years-old and she’s incredibly close with my family (like hangs out with my mom when I’m not around close). We are really different now that we’re grown up but I think we have a bond that’ll never go away.
Finally, Eric’s sister (Cheryl) is like my big sister. I love her and her kids to death. We’re in totally different places in our lives (she’s older, married, has kids) but we still get along great and I love hanging out with her.
Eric also has a brother but I don’t get along with him AT ALL. He’s a complete loser and treats his family horribly. So I wouldn’t consider him my brother even though I suppose he “technically” would be my brother-in-law if me and Eric get married.
Once again, fun post! XO
I wish I had siblings I was close too! ::insert jealousy::
I have a half sister, who is older. We got along famously as children, we fake it now, we’re very different people I guess.
PS Youre blog is always so adorable LOL ::pinches it::
EW. Your* … I hate typos.
I have one sister, and a few step-ish siblings too. But I’m not close with any of them! We’ll see, maybe in time…
I’ve got 2 older sisters, Erin and Meredith. We’re all 3 years apart. I’m probably closer to Erin, my middle sister – we lived together for awhlie in university and had a lot of the same friends, and she’s also the only family member who lives in the same province as me (we’re in AB, everyone else is in NB!) – but my family isn’t really what I would consider “close”. I also have 3 brother-in-laws (my sisters are both married and my husband has a younger brother) but yeah. Not really close to any of them either …
it’s been hard for me for the past 2.5 years to decide what to say when people ask me how many siblings i have. i’ve had three younger siblings up until july 2007, when one of my brothers died, so now i guess i have two, but i don’t want to leave my brother out, because he’s still my sibling, regardless of whether or not he’s still with us. i used to be really close with my sister, who’s 7 years younger than me, but since i’ve moved out of the house, she wants nothing to do with me, not to mention she’s 16 and has discovered that boys can be very interesting. my other brother, who’s 4 years younger than me, has a girlfriend who he spends every waking moment with when he’s not working or at school, so we have absolutely no relationship to speak of. i feel like i should be sad about this, but i think it’s more that i’m just making myself available for when they’re ready to have a relationship with me, rather than forcing them to like me or talk to me, and thus resent me. i make sure they know that i’m here, and when they’re ready, i’ll be available with open arms and a warm heart.
I have two half siblings but I never grew up with them so our relationship isn’t exactly ideal. My sister is 15 years older than and my brother is 6 months older than me (if you want an explanation of that one, it’s on my blog)
However, I have a 30-year-old cousin who I consider to be my big sister because we are very close and we’ve just been around each other more than I have been with my actual siblings.