National Sibling Day

National Sibling Day As an older sibling with younger siblings, on National Sibling day I suppose it is time to say that younger siblings don’t really understand or appreciate all that we, older siblings, did for them. Yes, little bothers and shit-sters, no those aren’t misspellings, that includes all the rough handling at times too, these were important life lessons, we can’t help it if you needed remedial lessons to pick up what we were putting down. As the older sibling we were the trailblazers who molded the parents to the easier going much more pliable people you grew up with. It was our blood, sweat and tears that made your life what it was as much as it was our parents efforts. Our trial and errors were met with stern unyielding sentencing and uncompassionate punishments; where as your adventures were met with compromise and fair negotiations and probation or even nolle prosequi at the bench of parental authority We seasoned and tempered the parents from bumbling inept and oft times clueless simpletons to the full of reason, good advice giving, folksy people you know as mum and dad. Think back to these happy days of your youth and I’m sure can recall the exasperated sighs, confused looks, and trudging away by your older sibling. This was because the jailer and warden, AKA mom and dad to you, had just let you off with some reasonable punishment or none at all for something if had we done it would have landed us in solitary confinement, AKA grounded, for many a moon, or the speech before the lashings, this hurts me more than it hurts you; pretty sure heart hurt, feels much different than spankings… just saying. So younger sibs, your fond memories of fair and understanding, even compassionate parents is due largely to our efforts. However, as mom and dad, would not clue you into the harsh realities of life and the world, we felt obligated, compelled even, to pick up their slack and prepare you for life. Which, we know you did not appreciate because you would report us to the authorities and of course we were punished as you should have been for your prior transgressions. Come to think of it we were probably punished for your screw ups more times than we can remember. However even then, when we were placed on the rack or locked away, we were showing you that there is a harsh world out there and if you don’t toe the line there will be pain. So you learned, from all of our missteps. We aren’t saying, that mom and dad didn’t do their part in raising you but we were the real artist who sculpted them. We didn’t just stop with the parents. We also didn’t let anyone else kill you either, little siblings have an uncanny ability to overload their ass with their mouth which makes other people want to kill them. To which we, older siblings, had to respond, to those who meant you harm, “No, if anyone is going to kick the ever living snot out of this kid, it is going to be me not you”. Pain in our ass you may be, but you were our pain in the ass and come hell and be damned, if we were going to let anyone do our job. So we stood in the way of bullies and punches, kicks and threats. Sometimes you saw this, other times you were clueless that you nearly had your ass beat for some dumb shit you said or did. So if you were confused about some random slap in the head you got, it may have been you needed to know pain, just not from someone else. So on this national sibling’s day, make sure you thank your older sibling for all the effort they put in to make sure your childhood was happy and healthy and try as we might, we didn’t actually kill you. All that said, we are happy now to have brothers and sisters who shared our lives, you were our compatriots in ill-conceived and even more poorly executed plans, to have someone to complain to about life, even if you did rat us out from time to time. We had good times a plenty, adventures in the woods, playgrounds, and parks beyond remembering. While we may not have said it much when you were snot nosed pains in the ass, we loved you then. Here is to all the siblings everywhere, some of the best stories in my life involve you guys. Well, that’s all for now, other stuff to follow most Happy Birthday if it’s your birthday and a very merry un birthday if it isn’t your birthday Thank you for reading, please subscribe, Have a great day and play nice in the neighborhood. Ciao, Invisible Don PS 3 / PS4 Gamer Tag: invisible don Invisible Don PO Box 4425 Roanoke VA 24015 Send me Post Cards … I love Post Cards