Siblings
- Liyanah April
- Feb 6, 2019
- 3 min read
I never really had a photo of me when I was just a baby because as you can see I had 3 siblings before me which my parents took photos of them all the time and got tired of it by the time I got out. Weird though, I was the cutest so I don't no why they stopped.. haha just kidding. I honestly do not know how old I am in this photo as I don't remember too much in my past before junior high. But let me tell you what I remember it being like for me growing up -being the youngest. Honestly, its bittersweet, like everyone else says there are pros and cons to being the eldest, middle or youngest. Growing up, they didn't like bringing me around as usual.. but luckily for them I wasn't too hard to take care of (well at least from my perspective haha). I honestly don't remember having too much trouble with them as I actually had people to hang with also so I didn't have to tag along. I remember my brother Leo (3rd) brought me to the skate park with his friends, and I brought my Dora skateboard... lmao I cant believe I did that to him, but I appreciate him for taking me anyway, Ill always love him for that. Leo was the brains of the family, he made the phone calls and solved issues with the bills. I always looked up to him for that and watched closely so that one day I could do it on my own.
As for my sister Larry, growing up wasn't like the way they had it in the movies, unfortunately for us anyway. Larry was more of a reflection of my mom, they are more similar with each other than I am with my mom. As for me, I think I am like my father, I just got the looks from my mom.. haha just kidding. But that did a big part as why we didn't get a long as often. Although regardless, even if my sister and I are opposites we still do have our moments. But I do remember them being when we had no choice but to hang with each other haha. I think one of my favorite moments with her are when my family would take these road trips to the states regularly. We were at the age where selfies were taken on the digital camera, while the camera was titled and our eyes squinted. Those days are when we didn't care too much about reputation, or what we wore, or what we looked like. Only worry we had was making sure we stayed close to our mom while running around the mall.
Now my eldest brother, Len the one who was slightly different from us. He's the brother who was always crazy with the computer stuff and electronics. Even though he didn't play sports like the rest of us, he was still our brother and I always thought it was cool what he knew. I actually remember him playing with me when I was a baby -actually he still teases me more than ever still. But that's cause I can see how I hold a place in his heart as his younger sister, which is why Ill always love him too even if we aren't as close as most siblings are. We all used to be close at one point, the days where family actually stayed in the living room to hang with each other. But time flies, and here we are today in our 20's and I'd say we are pretty distant but that doesn't mean the love is not there. I am still grateful for my siblings and they all mean so much time, especially when they help me when I need it the most. I love them all.




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