My Sister
I did something last night that I very rarely if ever do; go out to dinner with my sister Laurie. She's nine years older than me and when we were kids, she took me everywhere with her. I dare say she helped raise me as much as my Mom did. I can remember her pulling me through the snow on a sled to her friends house. One Christmas eve, she nearly froze her hand off holding it out the window to shake sleigh bells so I could "hear" Santa coming. She was always doing stuff like that for me. Of course, the down side to being her "favorite toy" was having her and her friends dress me up like a little girl and go dance for my mother ( but I looked FAH-bulous , I was an ACTION transvestite!).

Years past, she got married, move out, started a family (now 23,19, 15). She didn't move far but we each got caught up in our own lives and really didn't hang out much any more. Not to mention the fact that in my 20's I was a complete ass and had issues with anything "family". To spite that, and through everything, I've always felt that bond we forged as kids was still there. Now that her kids are grown ( and I've grown up><) we've started to hang out again. Over the past five years or so, I've been able to help her family with all of their computer issues. It feels nice to be able to do something for her for a change.

I still belive that just because someone is related to you by blood, it doesn't mean they're family. But, I've also learned that it can also mean that they are.......

Thx Lau:)

 
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Posted by PunkAss at 12:16 PM