Family to most exceeds the blood relations. A lot of kids say that their best friends are their brothers or sisters. To me, family can be those people who you love and care about most. Family means everything to me. They are the ones that you can always count on when things go wrong. My mom reminds my siblings and I of that every chance she gets. She always tells us that my brother and I can focus mainly on our friends, but she will always tell us that when something goes wrong and were in trouble, it is always her who is there to fix it. She always asks us where our friends will be when things go bad, but we never answer because we know that it is a rhetorical question.
When my brothers, my sister and I were younger, we used to be pretty close. We hung outside in front of our house and played baseball, dodgeball, and football together. Whenever my brothers hung out with their friends, they would let me come along sometimes. Whenever I needed some help with a project that I was doing at the time, they would do what they can to help me finish. If there were some things that were too big for me to handle, they would take over for me.
Comparing how my siblings and I are now, things have changed drastically over time. What once was is not anymore. Since my oldest brother moved out to LA, I have barely been speaking to him since. He moved out over 4 years ago, and I have practically only seen him about 20 or so times. Whenever he comes down to visit, he only stays for the weekend and then he’s out leaving again. He usually comes down on long holidays, and the most he’s stayed was about a week. Looking at how things are now, it kind of makes me think about how we are going to be in the next 5 or so years.
My family is not as close as others, or as close as we should be, but we know that when we need each other, we’ll always be there to help. Although we can treat each other pretty bad sometimes, we eventually get over it and move on because we don’t want to waste time being upset at each other. Whenever we get the chance to all be together as a family, it’s one of the best times I can have.
Sounds like your family is growing apart as they get older but don't worry as long as they come back for holidays you all are still closer than you think. Send a text to your brother and tell him to talk to you more.
ReplyDeleteyou're mom is absolutely right when she says that family will always be there no matter the situation!
ReplyDeletetrue family is there when you need them.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely, family is way more than blood relations.
ReplyDeleteWhen you grow up and siblings move away it makes it hard. In my case I am the one who moved away. In the last 5 years I have seen my brother maybe 7 times. We talk on the phone but it is not the same. We are seperated by 1,500 miles. Take every chance you can to see your brother, L.A. is not that far.
ReplyDeleteI live about 2000 miles away from my family and that distance does make a difference. Sad, but true.
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