THE 7 UNIVERSAL TRUTHS OF LIFE WITH A SIBLING
To all those people who complain about their siblings and wish they had a brother instead of a sister or a sister instead of a brother-first of all, don't ask for trouble and second of all, brother or sister it dosen't matter, they are both equally annoying! I say this with confidence having been blessed with both a brother and a sister, or so my mother would like me to believe, despite evidence to the contrary.
For starters, they take my stuff without permission, they never let me have phone conversations in peace, they break every single thing I own, they hide my things and give me clues to search them and to top it all will act as professional tattlers to my mother.
However, it would not be the complete truth if I didn't mention that as much as they manage to get on every nerve of mine, there are also times when we have fun and enjoy each others company like the car rides when we sing "I want it that way" as loud as we can making it impossible for my mom to drive or the times when we make fun of those cringey sibling youtube videos where the siblings share things out of love (I mean, who does that!?!?) or the few times we have each others' backs when it comes to lying to our parents or the times when two of us come together to bully the third.......ah good times.
Everyone has a different relationship with their sibling but there are some things that are universal to all sibling relationships. Here are seven things that anyone with a sibling can relate to:
1. Simple Simon says
Everyone is familiar with the fun kid party game- 'Simple Simon says' . However, when played out of the party setting, it becomes less fun, more annoying and if you are the younger sibling, than a chance to expand your vocabulary to include all the colorful swear words courtesy of you annoying the older one who has definitely more experience in these matters. Unless you are the sibling playing it, then it's the most fun game ever!
2. The early bird catches the worm
In this case, the sibling first at the scene gets to call dibs on whatever is beneficial to him/her.
Now whether it's getting the bigger share or riding shotgun if you waste time washing your hands or tying your shoelaces you're getting whatever's left. I've learnt this the hard way. I've also learnt that you can scream "..but it's my turn" all you want, but first come first serve policy is gonna rule . But if by chance you reach at the same time there are only two possible ways it ends. If you are in the mood for civility then the classic rock, paper, scissor settles it. Or the classic caveman way, all claws and fists.
3. Impressing or depressing parents
Either you fight against each other to impress your parents just to see the face of your sibling when they are compared to you.....trust me it feels good.
Or you join forces to depress them, on that rare occasion when you know all of you are going to get in trouble no matter how you try to cover your own behind.
4. Pushing your parents over the ledge (figuratively!)
Every fight needs a judge to precede over precarious matters and let's face it no sibling fight is anything less than that. In this case, your parents will have to be both judge and jury. However woe betide whichever parent is forced to be the unlucky judge of whatever situation they have been called upon to pass judgement. If they rule in your favour then they are the best mom or dad but if not then you find yourself unfairly wishing your friends parent was your parent coupled with the ultimate accusation of partiality.
5. World war III, IV, V and X
When it comes to sibling fights, there are two types
Number 1: Those that end with a peace offering in the form of your favourite food (the official way to show you're sorry without saying it), obviously bought with the pocket money of the offending party.
Number 2 : the ones with a tendency for violence including but not limited to shouting, hitting, hair pulling, personal insults, walking out the door and the infamous door slamming. The kind of fight that goes on for days until you forget why you fought in the first place or your mother turns on the emotional blackmail of how you and your siblings will only be there for each other with the dramatic addition of tears to make the blackmail more plausible
6. Difference in TV show opinion
Remote wars have got to be the most common and iconic wars in every household. If you share similar tv show interests with your sibling you are the luckiest person in the world if you don't, you either land up watching fifteen minutes of each show or you go on arguing until one of you (in my family it's always me) gives up and or results in sibling fights of the type 2 variety; Or you can do what I do you can give up, steal the batteries from the remote then stomp your feet and walk away. Stealing the batteries dosen't help at all but it personally gives me a feeling of satisfaction & vindication.
7. Having to give a logical explanation for scratches and bruises
"My sister scratched me" makes you sound weak but " My cat scratched me while I was petting her" makes it sound more.....well....believable and nonembarrassing. I've made up all kinds of stories to hide the fact that my younger siblings are animals. If you get a black eye from one of your brothers its safer to make up a fake story about a fight with bullies than actually admit your brother is stronger than you.
Now, if you are lucky enough to have more than one sibling then you get the privilege of choosing sides in an argument.But when you're caught in the middle and don't know which side to pick, that's when you become neutral and switch from team player to audience .In situations like this my brother picks the side that offers more sweets. It gets funny when my sister and I forget about our fight and turn against him.
At the end of the day, having a sibling is one of the best relationships you can ever have, because your sibling is one person you can love, loathe and hate at the same time.You can make fun of them, steal their clothes and threaten to disclose their secrets and the best part is that they can do nothing about it....that is unless sibling divorce becomes a thing.
For starters, they take my stuff without permission, they never let me have phone conversations in peace, they break every single thing I own, they hide my things and give me clues to search them and to top it all will act as professional tattlers to my mother.
However, it would not be the complete truth if I didn't mention that as much as they manage to get on every nerve of mine, there are also times when we have fun and enjoy each others company like the car rides when we sing "I want it that way" as loud as we can making it impossible for my mom to drive or the times when we make fun of those cringey sibling youtube videos where the siblings share things out of love (I mean, who does that!?!?) or the few times we have each others' backs when it comes to lying to our parents or the times when two of us come together to bully the third.......ah good times.
Everyone has a different relationship with their sibling but there are some things that are universal to all sibling relationships. Here are seven things that anyone with a sibling can relate to:
1. Simple Simon says
Everyone is familiar with the fun kid party game- 'Simple Simon says' . However, when played out of the party setting, it becomes less fun, more annoying and if you are the younger sibling, than a chance to expand your vocabulary to include all the colorful swear words courtesy of you annoying the older one who has definitely more experience in these matters. Unless you are the sibling playing it, then it's the most fun game ever!
2. The early bird catches the worm
In this case, the sibling first at the scene gets to call dibs on whatever is beneficial to him/her.
Now whether it's getting the bigger share or riding shotgun if you waste time washing your hands or tying your shoelaces you're getting whatever's left. I've learnt this the hard way. I've also learnt that you can scream "..but it's my turn" all you want, but first come first serve policy is gonna rule . But if by chance you reach at the same time there are only two possible ways it ends. If you are in the mood for civility then the classic rock, paper, scissor settles it. Or the classic caveman way, all claws and fists.
3. Impressing or depressing parents
Either you fight against each other to impress your parents just to see the face of your sibling when they are compared to you.....trust me it feels good.
Or you join forces to depress them, on that rare occasion when you know all of you are going to get in trouble no matter how you try to cover your own behind.
4. Pushing your parents over the ledge (figuratively!)
Every fight needs a judge to precede over precarious matters and let's face it no sibling fight is anything less than that. In this case, your parents will have to be both judge and jury. However woe betide whichever parent is forced to be the unlucky judge of whatever situation they have been called upon to pass judgement. If they rule in your favour then they are the best mom or dad but if not then you find yourself unfairly wishing your friends parent was your parent coupled with the ultimate accusation of partiality.
5. World war III, IV, V and X
When it comes to sibling fights, there are two types
Number 1: Those that end with a peace offering in the form of your favourite food (the official way to show you're sorry without saying it), obviously bought with the pocket money of the offending party.
Number 2 : the ones with a tendency for violence including but not limited to shouting, hitting, hair pulling, personal insults, walking out the door and the infamous door slamming. The kind of fight that goes on for days until you forget why you fought in the first place or your mother turns on the emotional blackmail of how you and your siblings will only be there for each other with the dramatic addition of tears to make the blackmail more plausible
6. Difference in TV show opinion
Remote wars have got to be the most common and iconic wars in every household. If you share similar tv show interests with your sibling you are the luckiest person in the world if you don't, you either land up watching fifteen minutes of each show or you go on arguing until one of you (in my family it's always me) gives up and or results in sibling fights of the type 2 variety; Or you can do what I do you can give up, steal the batteries from the remote then stomp your feet and walk away. Stealing the batteries dosen't help at all but it personally gives me a feeling of satisfaction & vindication.
7. Having to give a logical explanation for scratches and bruises
"My sister scratched me" makes you sound weak but " My cat scratched me while I was petting her" makes it sound more.....well....believable and nonembarrassing. I've made up all kinds of stories to hide the fact that my younger siblings are animals. If you get a black eye from one of your brothers its safer to make up a fake story about a fight with bullies than actually admit your brother is stronger than you.
Now, if you are lucky enough to have more than one sibling then you get the privilege of choosing sides in an argument.But when you're caught in the middle and don't know which side to pick, that's when you become neutral and switch from team player to audience .In situations like this my brother picks the side that offers more sweets. It gets funny when my sister and I forget about our fight and turn against him.
At the end of the day, having a sibling is one of the best relationships you can ever have, because your sibling is one person you can love, loathe and hate at the same time.You can make fun of them, steal their clothes and threaten to disclose their secrets and the best part is that they can do nothing about it....that is unless sibling divorce becomes a thing.
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