All my growing up years as a kid, I longed for a brother. An older one at that. I was jealous of those girls who had an elder brother. As I was the older one, it was deemed as my responsibility to take care of the younger ones. I had an younger sister who was five years younger to me. I would ask my mom, why did you have two kids? You didn't have any family planning? I don't even know what family planning meant back then. General knowledge gained from hamara Doordarshan.
Being a Leo, bossing comes naturally to us. Being the eldest sibling, I would boss her and gave her a really hard time. I wouldn't tolerate her presence at the doorstep of my classroom nor eat our lunch together. Stupid teenage, you know!! I wasn't that bad as a kid. Mom keeps telling that we both would share and care a lot for each other. The teens were bad. Mine rather. But things changed when I started college.
That's when the real bonding started. We would giggle and jiggle, gossip in hush hush tones, we would cover each others' ass in times of need and many more. My sister was jealous as her friends were more my friends than hers. ;-)
Time flew, I got married and moved far and she moved to this country as well. Now, when we look back, I see that we have come a long way in life. We had good days, bad days, ups, downs, life is something. She is the most adjusting, accommodating of a person that could be. Not fussy like me.
You could bitch just about anything with your sister. Any problem related to the family, annoying kids, nosy neighbors, irritating co-workers, that extra pimple on your forehead, excess credit card bill, that backless blouse Deepika Padukone wore, the hangover from that extra shot.
Btw, I don't miss having an older brother any more. He wouldn't have tolerated my bossiness anyway. I don't boss her any more. I am like a mother hen. Anyone messing with her, beware. This lion is going to pounce on you!!
My grandma had three sisters and they were a tight knit. My mom has two sisters and they used to share a similar relation. So, it could be the genes or the family values, but my baby sister is the best!!!
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Lovely picture Prudhvi!!! I was exactly the same as u were "The Bossy Sister"..though not a leo...may be elder sisters are so...now i relate to your mother hen too.....to pin point Sibling love is so i suppose...Blood is thicker than water u see...:)
ReplyDeleteThanks akka..Hahaha true that..I would be surprised if you are not bossy :) Yep, blood is thicker than water...completely agree :) There is a story behind the pic too...we were on top of a big building and sarath joked, what if you fall by mistake and then shaked my sis...I almost choked him and hugged her tight :)
DeleteI love my sister. She is elder to me yet she never bossed around. We both are pretty thick and I hope this bond always stays strong. Loved the affection in this post.
ReplyDeleteYour sister must be an angel then :P I was as evil as anything could be...haha....May you stay that way forever..thank you dear!
DeleteVery sweet post and picture. I have an older brother and always wished I had an older sister as well. But God gave me some awesome cousin sisters - older and younger.
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Thank you Suzy..So, you must be the pampered one then :) Cousins are special too..
DeleteHow sweet is that. I loved reading about the bossy mother hen you. I am also an older sis, but not bossy at all. In fact my sister takes care of me :P She is just two years younger to me :)
ReplyDeleteHaha...I know what you say..many of my friends have younger sisters who takes care of them instead of the older ones...either way..whichever works..:)
DeleteWe are 3 sisters...and yes....my elder one was and is still bissy !!
ReplyDeletewow...3? you all get along well? hehe..eldest one and bossing goes together I think :)
DeleteI have a brother & we gel much better now ! In teenage years,we were off each other,not so now.
ReplyDeleteI think with all siblings, the relations gets better as we grow..:)
DeleteAh, I had 2 elder brothers and I always wished for a sisters. Brothers are no fun. you can't share their clothes nor you can go shopping with them. But yes, they do come in handy during Raksha Bandhan :P
ReplyDeleteHahaha...but there is some good to it...being the only girl, you have your own set of privileges..oh yes, Rakhi time...you need a brother :)
DeleteS is indeed for Sisters... Aww.. I miss my sissy :(
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DeleteI dont hav own sis but have cousins with whom I share the girly bond . Just liek u felt u need a bro I always wanted a younger/ elder sis ! Felt loved reading this :)
ReplyDeleteI have an elder bro but I boss on him too
Good one Prudhvi
oh glad you had cousins with who you shared the girly bond :) Thank you Afshan for the warm words.
DeleteI could totally relate to this being the possessive of elder sister! :D
ReplyDeleteNice..another one to the band :)
DeleteI don't have one. :(
ReplyDeleteLove the picture Prudhvi.
ohho...no sad face....I can become your younger one :) Thank you dear.
DeleteI love my sister...I just can do anything for her...She is infact like my baby and I hate when she is upset or hurt..I loved this post
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I know right..even I don't like her seeing get hurt......Thank you Naba for the unstinting support through out the challenge...
DeleteSisters are the bedrock of everything. Now, I am going to call up mine, thanks to your post :)
ReplyDeleteSo true that is...they could be your partners in crime and they could be bedrock as you said...Glad you liked this post..thank you for reading..
DeleteLiked the post. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading, Prathima :)
DeleteNostalgia creeps in me as I read this. I do not have a sister but I have a kid brother. Must call him now.
ReplyDeleteWow..you are the 2nd person who said so...glad I wrote this post :)
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ReplyDeleteMay God bless you both with many many years of happy togetherness.
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DeleteWhat a great picture! I love that face! I have a sister too. She is about 20 years younger than I am, so we don't have much in common at all. We don't even look alike. How lucky you are to have such a sister!
ReplyDeleteWow....20 yrs younger..I know how different it would be..it's almost like a mom and daughter thing :)
DeleteThat's such a cute pic of the two of you! !
ReplyDeleteThank you Rosh!!
Deleteoh yess.. Sisters are very special .. recently when i was in india I found a few very very old pics myself and so many memories came rushing back :)
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:) I have very few pics of us as kids...she has them with her...Thank you Bikram bhai!
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ReplyDeleteI was young when my parents died and I honestly don't know what I would have done these past 4 decades without my big sister. BFF
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oh sorry about that Carol.. wow..am replying a month late...yes, elder sisters are very protective.. glad you had one who parented you so well :)
DeleteSisters are indeed special. When I was a kid even I longed for an older brother. I have a younger brother.but now as in your case I know hez the best sibling in the world :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Jaish. After a point, being the elder sibling you tend to become the brother you longed for :)
Deleteohh sisters!! they are the best :D I miss mine so much... the distance and time difference is tough... I have to wait for the clock to strike the right time if I want to talk to her
ReplyDeleteYep...now both of us are in the same time zone, we can talk while both of us drive back home after work.
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