My Sister, My Friend

I am probably behind everyone else in the world on my movies for the most part, but tonight I watched My Sister's Keeper. Let me first say it is probably one of the best movies I have ever seen, and next to Steel Magnolis, one of the saddest ones. I could not imagine living the life either one of the girls in the movie did, but I do know what its like to have an amazing little sister that I do not always appreciate like I should.

I was almost 8 years old and the only girl when Christina was born, and I was not excited about her at all. It was not the idea of having another sibling because I loved having my little brother, he was my most favorite person in the whole world, and my older brother and I got along pretty well; but something about her coming really upset me. Over the years as she grew up and I became a teenager, she annoyed me more than ever, always wanting to get in my way (so I thought) and being such a tattle tale. I never fully appreciated what a blessing she truly was to me, until we were to the point that we fought all the time and never really spent anytime together.

She has gotten older and has her own life, and now she is the one who has no time for me! It's funny how the roles have reversed and I am the one doing my best to be a part of her life. I always loved her because she was my baby sister, but it was not until a few years ago that I realized how much I liked her because she is my friend. I could never imagine losing my sister in my life and I am so proud that she has grown into such a wonderfully kind young woman. I never tell her enough how great I think she is, but I always hope in the back of her mind and heart she knows that.

"If you don't understand how a woman could both love her sister dearly and want to ring her neck at the same time, then you were probably an only child." - Linda Sunshine