Friday or Saturday, my younger brother who is 16, had this random AIM away message. "I hate pride, it keeps making me do stupid things" or something close to that. I was confounded. It seemed like something I would write or blog or facebook status. He is also a senior in high-school and is applying for colleges now. Its making me realize that things have changed. He's growing, maturing, he's not little carlton anymore. He's taller than me, but still I never realized that he is truly growing up. Being away from home for most of the past 11 years, I've missed out on a lot and haven't really been able to see either of my younger brothers grow. One of my goals and renewed priorities is to be a better family member. And now, with the holidays coming up, I'm thinking I should work on that more. Maybe we'll have an actual "grown-up" conversation or at least, I'll remind him that I'm there for him. I need to view and treat him as an equal, and remember that he is just like me.
Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero. ~ Marc Brown
I don't believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at. ~ Maya Angelou
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