Suppose your mother, who had been married
before she married your father, had given birth to a little girl. She would be
your sister. I’m not sure how that all works out on the family tree, but she
would be your sister.
Suppose you met this lost sister? What would
you say? What would you do? How
would she react to finding a brother?
In this scenario, she would be my older sister.
She would probably be ten years older, which would present more of a nurturing
on her part than mine. I would still be the baby of the family, even if it were
the extended family. It is not bad being the youngest because after I was born
there was no need to try and beat perfection.
Like older cousins would I be smothered with
her using me like a doll? I would be the baby before having her own baby. Maybe
the distance of years would just present us with pleasantries and quiet
conversation with no connection.
Yet, if the roles were reverse and she was my
‘younger’ sister, how would I react? Now guys have this strange protective
instinct built into their DNA. When daughters turn into ‘daddy’s little girl’ they
can do no harm for daddy will be there for them. And if daddy isn’t there,
there will be the big brother.
I’ve never done well with daddy because he knew
I was up to no good with his little girl. So I would have probably been the
same as a big brother. Then again I don’t have a good track record of
protecting family.
Would I stand on the porch and watch her drive
off with some shady character that was no better than me? Would I stomp on the
floor to interrupt the groping? Would I make a judgment on the tattoos and
piercings? Would I be the shoulder to cry on when her heart was broken?
I’ve never had a sister, but always wondered
what it would be like. Then again, some things are best not known.
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