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I am your sister

I've been with you for 20 years. 20 years is really a long time, and from the moment you reported to the world with a cry, I've had a whole new role - a sister.

By Holly D SalterPublished 3 years ago 6 min read
I am your sister
Photo by Tim Bish on Unsplash

  When you were a child, you had a pair of big shiny eyes, and from time to time, you discharged at your uncles and uncles to please many people. I still remember my uncle used to carry you on his shoulders, all the way to the kiosk and buy you all kinds of novelty snacks, and you were always so excited, with a wobbly step, carrying a transparent plastic bag, but the snacks were thrown all over the floor.

  At that time, we were grandma's most faithful little followers, the daily schedule was not fixed, all depending on her old man's mood. Most of the time, she was the one carrying the bamboo basket in front, and I was carrying you behind. To be honest, you are very good at "complaining", the most direct way is to cry with a big grin on your face. Every time you bawled, grandma would give me a rather harsh reprimand, I wondered, you lie on my back, saliva is almost my clothes painted into a map, there is what makes you dissatisfied with it? What is even more infuriating is that whenever grandma reprimands me, you will be satisfied to keep your mouth shut, you are so small, do you understand? See, before you can remember, you know how to "fix people", enough to show that you are very smart.

  When you were a child, you have a good voice, the voice is very sweet, the most loved to learn the tongue, you can effortlessly coax others around, this, I am willing to bow down. You love to sing, the song "often home to see" is your hit song, because your heavenly child's voice with a funny dance always makes people laugh, who knows so talented you are growing up with the age of slowly faded singing skills, it is a pity.

  I envy you. Although your academic performance is far less than mine, people are very good, as if everyone will unconsciously surge a kind of impulse to care for you, to protect you, so you are really lucky. I remember my first fight in my life, also because of you. That day, I carried you on the road to the old uncle's house, and met three female students from the same village, they seem to be very interested in your little buttocks, so with a hand behind the fierce pinch you, you are not willing to show weakness, immediately let out a loud cry. At that time, you could not walk freely, so I had to put you against the wall, and then fight with the three people like a beast. I think I must have been mad at that time, how could I fight three people with one? I should have put you down to get help, but I was afraid you would be bullied again, so the battle ended badly, I was beaten nose-to-nose, and the classmate also covered his bleeding head to escape ...... later, the classmate's mother came to the door and had to discuss with me, I was very angry, you said how you did not learn to speak earlier? I think I was chased by my mother all over the street to escape, but not for you? I'd like to call it unfortunate bloodshed, thanks to the "unfortunate events" you brought me, which greatly contributed to my sporting prowess.

  We are sisters, with opposite personalities, and different styles, but one thing we have in common - is stubbornness. You are gentle in appearance, so the stubbornness of the interpretation of the style, so that people can not refuse, while I like to be straightforward, love to hate clear, from the level of skill, I may be a little more "silly" than you; you are very sociable, encounter any problem will ask "how to "Although you already have the answer in your heart will hesitate, while I am more at my own command, from childhood to any kind of decision is their own choice, compared to me more "stubborn" a little bit; you are very sentimental, the woman made of water often like to drop tears, let people look very heartbroken I don't like to cry myself, even if the pain is great I also go to bear, because I know that tears can not solve the problem, so I look so tough, I dare not compare with you, because I am really "lame"; we met at the same age of ignorant feelings, you chose to accept, I I chose to reject, your acceptance is a brave, I also paid the price for their cowardice, it can be seen, in this world, there is no permanent "winner", loss and gain is always accompanied by the shadow, how fortunate, you got love, I bless you, and hope you will always be happy... ...

  We are sisters, although once I was all the way brilliant, all the way scenery, or because of their indecision and wasted a great time, I do not regret, faithful to their own choice, brave for their choice to take all the risks and costs, was a growth process, I hope you are also the same.

  Once, I shed a tear for not being a man, because I saw the old-fashioned thinking of the father because of the "incense" and silent tears, but only once, for me, is enough. We are big women, but also small women, we can create a beautiful sky for ourselves, naturally, we can also create an Eden for parents, we live seriously, try to persevere, I am behind you, silently guard you, so, you have to boldly go forward!

  After so many trials and tribulations of life, you have finally grown up and understand things. I look at today's you feel very satisfied, in this lonely road of growth, I finally feel the bottom of my heart, more and more solid. I know, in your heart, there may be a knot that can not be solved, I still say, parents are parents after all, no matter what they have said and done is for their children, even if he got angry and hit you, you do not hold a grudge, he loves you, just a different way.

  Soon, you will be a college student, I am very proud. On this journey, I want you to go light, I will accompany you through a difficult period, far away, thousands of miles from home, strange city, strange scenery, independent life, all this is destined to help you to mature. I hope that when you graduate from college, looking back on four years of college time, you can proudly say to yourself, so good a period, I did not waste, I do not regret the initial choice, more affordable to their hearts!

  The road ahead is really like iron, I still want to say to you: do not live in the eyes of others, do your good. You have to know that others are good and you have very little to do with you, you are bad again is still a treasure in the hands of parents, so you have to be good to yourself, good to others, college friends may not have a lot, but once the real friends appear, that is a lifetime of loyalty, must cherish that edge. Never live in other people's spittle, shoes on your feet, comfortable or uncomfortable themselves, do not need to listen to the introduction by others, meet the people who make you uncomfortable smile, light as a stream of clouds on the good, in the circle of life growth, do not have to find their troubles, and do not need to show off, you only need to let yourself remember one thing: everything you do is to make yourself better.

  I hope you are well, little sister! If you are well, your parents are well, and I am well.

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