Yesterday I was shocked to be told that I will having another little girl in January. I'm not sure why I was so certain I was having a boy, but I was definitely surprised.
Since then I've been thinking about how unprepared I am to raise sisters. All I had were brothers; If I don't even know how to be a sister, how will I raise some? Of course, my concern mostly just stems from the same insecurities any mother feels about raising children in general--am I really ready for this?
I keep having the song "Sisters" from the musical "White Christmas" run through my mind (this is the best video I could find). My daughters will be 18 months apart, and I hope that as they grow up they will consider it a blessing to have a sister and friend so close to them. I'm sure there will be times they want to pull each others' hair out, but I hope that overall they love having a sister.
For those of you who have sisters, what is your favorite thing about having/being a sister?
I love having a sister. She's like a built-in best friend. Of course, I didn't always feel that way. My sister is 7 years younger than I am, and I thought she was a nuisance when we were younger. Now that we've both grown up a bit, we can talk about anything. We give each other beauty tips because we basically have the same complexion/hair texture and color/eye color/etc. We talk about boys, college (she'll be starting next year), our dreams. And because she's my sister, it's like my best friend who is a little more best.
ReplyDeleteI love having my 2 younger sisters. I can't imagine a world without them. They both have made me insane at times, it was in their job description when they were born. :P When growing up we would get into fights all the time, and we would always fight to get to mom and/or dad first so we could tell on each other haha but now we have really good relationships. My relationship with each of them is special and unique.
ReplyDeleteI have no doubt that your little girls will be very close and I'm so so so so excited for you! Only word of advice I can give you (that I learned from my mom with us lol) is to have patience. :)