siblings

Siblings are the only enemy you can't live without.

A Good Sister is a Great Friend
School pictures were like final exams for your face. They went on your permanent record. Back when good cameras were rare and film unpredictable, a “professional” school picture was the most reliable barometer of who you were and what you wore, albeit a stiff formal portrait version of yourself.
By Vivian R McInerny5 years ago in Families
A Swim to Forget
I grew up on a farm where we raised pigs. I enjoyed living in the country and our house was nestled in a valley where the same dirt road that led you in was the same dirt road that led you out. It was generally a quiet place and from anywhere in the valley, even though you couldn’t see the vehicle, you could hear it quite distinctly as it traveled down the big hill into the valley. The sound of the tires rolling across the dirt sending up pings of rocks into the bottom of the car or the wheel well.
By Don Money5 years ago in Families
Number1 = Number2
To speak of truth is the pure mathematician’s genius. However, the flawed mathematical genius could manage only a subset of the purest of maths, we shall call them Number2. The subset of mathematics we shall call Logic of which they were a master. One would think that their brother, also a genius, however one who could talk to animals like Dr Dolittle, would as being older be a greater man than Number2. We shall call them Number1, and I shall offer the premise that they were in fact equal.
By David A Robertson5 years ago in Families
This is My Son
This is My Son. A couple of Fridays ago, I came home to find the wife on her phone and completely dressed up. Hair up in a bun, fake eyelashes – the works. She’s talking, and I can tell right away that it isn’t a friend or member of her immediate family. The conversation has a tinge of formality. It ends with, “I’ll tell him.”
By Adrian R5 years ago in Families
Understanding, Joyful, and Genuine
We sat next to each other on the couch, slowly flipping through the old photo album. I sat on my sister's left side. My sister's husband sat on her right side.
By Jessica Freeborn5 years ago in Families
The Red Unicorn
Two young boys ran in from the cold, the elder chasing the younger, anger on his lips. “I’m the eldest! I must come first!”
By Heidi A Wilde5 years ago in Families
Brothers & Blood
BROTHERS & BLOOD DAY 1, I didn't want to move to Belton Texas in 1971, in fact I hated the idea. Why, why do I have to move? I was quite content go to Rancier Jr. High. I knew most everybody there, my friends that I went to elementary school with were there. I played sports there, I was running track, I was happy. But no, daddy had to buy land in the Belton school district where we built our house and because they get money for every kid in their school district they were hot on my dad's ass to put me in Belton school.
By Jerry Davis5 years ago in Families
My Extraordinary Experience with a Fortune Teller
When my brother was killed in a road accident aged 20, it ripped our family apart. I was 18 at the time, newly engaged and still buzzing from the big family bash we had held to celebrate. Aunties and uncles traveled from far and wide, friends and neighbors in the farming community joined us, and my brother was there too. It was a great party with lots of dancing, loud music, fun and laughter. Certainly, a night to remember.
By Rosy Gee5 years ago in Families
I Hated My Domineering Older Brother for Years Because He Bullied Me
My older brother was a bully. In recent years, I’ve become more aware of how that affected me growing up. Here is a breakdown of his behavior towards me.
By Edward John5 years ago in Families
A Letter to My Little Sister
Dear Ale, It's crazy to think that the New Year is already quickly approaching. It actually kind of scares me if i'm being honest. I have already realized that time is starting to move very quickly and it's only getting worse. The thing is, how much faster can time pass? Is that really even possible?
By Sandra Ivonne5 years ago in Families
Magic tricks
I woke up early. I usually slept in till my mom had to pour water on my head, but today I was awake before the sun had started shining. I got dressed and walked into the kitchen where my mom was already up and getting ready for work.
By And I am Nightmare5 years ago in Families
My Facebook Blog - Oct. 8, 2014
“Venus, if you do, I promise I always will be true; I’ll give her all the love I have to give, as long as we both shall live. Hey Venus, Oh, Venus! Make my dreams come true.” I still know all the words to this Frankie Avalon song from 1959 and that the other side of the 45, was “Bobby Socks to Stockings”, to which I remember most of the words.
By David X. Sheehan5 years ago in Families