This picture is a lie as we did not get on until we got a good bit older |
The thing about family is if you get lucky like I did then eventually you can evolve (I was a bit of a twatty teenager) and you finally can begin to converse with each other like human beings and dare I even say begin to like each others company. So yes, as soon as my post-adolescence hormone imbalance returned less to volatile levels I was able to communicate with my family without all the screaming and eye-rolls. It's humbling to one day wake up and realise you have been as giant ass-hat for 7 years, cheers for putting up with me guys, sorry about all the mess.
So when I finally adulted, we all started to hang out a bit more and I saw each member of my family for the great people they are, sorry the hormones were clouding up my eyes before. Everyone had a role and each member is awesome in their own unique way.
Birthday sister in question was always the funny member of the family, as much as I wanted it to be me, at times my humor tends to come off a tad too insulting to my family (oh well, I'm less sneery now but the damage was done in my teenage years). So GBS is usually the family member that has us all in hysterics, gift of the gab and great story teller. Cheers for the laughs, thanks for the smiles and all the happy. Heres to many more.
Isn't it great that we now get along sis?
Love
GBM
This made me laugh. My brother and I talk about it every once in a while. How much we hated each other when we were younger, how badly we treated each other because we were so immature. I'm thankful my mom stuck in there even when I was a super duper asshole to her over stupid things. It's nice having family like that. Because who's there for you no matter what other than family?
ReplyDeleteYeah family are the only folk in the world you can be you absolute best and worse around and it doesn't matter. Gotta love em
DeleteHappy Birthday to your sister.
ReplyDeleteI have a tentative relationship with one brother (he never really grew out of that ass-hat stage imo) but I adore my baby brother who has always been very close to the family.
Sorry to hear bout the one bad bro but at least baby bro is fantastic.
DeleteHappy birthday to your sis and happy you have a great relationship with your family. My brothers still seem to think I suck as a sister but oh well we all know girls rule.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure they don't really Becca.
DeleteThat's awesome. Also I'm going to start using the term "adulted."
ReplyDeleteYay, a phrase has been coined
DeleteAwe, happy birthday to her. I can relate, my sis and use to fight like cats and dogs. It was nice to mature and be able to stand each other. Still nice :)
ReplyDeleteFights kinda hat to be done didn't they, all part of growing up
Deletethanks for all for the bday wishes :) and thanks GBM for your special'Ode'.. am chuffed to bits.. made my day. You know I am a total technophobe so this commenting business takes me a bit longer to figure out! Thank god both our moody tennage years are behind us but could do with cutting a few years off the auld age all the same..Keep up the great writing.. so proud of you,miss you loads.. Love to Husband... chat soon GBS III xx
ReplyDeleteWell hello Sis, how did you managed to figure out this whole computer malarkey. So glad you did it is amazing to have your comments. Love you loads and yeah I doubt I am going to stop now. Am addicted!
DeleteI think it is great that me and my sister get along now after many years of not talking we didn't fight that much we just didn't talk the only think close to the a fight we had was one Father's Day she got all shitty and we were in my parents laundry and I told her to "get over it & stop acting like a child" this pissed her off and she slapt my face and of course I slapt her back but before it could get any worse my brother step in and Sue stormed out the back door and walked off........
ReplyDeleteBit of Happy Slapping, eh? Well least you get on and got over it, thats lovely. Family rock!
DeleteHappy (belated) Birthday to your sis!
ReplyDeleteSo happy to hear of the great relationship you guys have these days. This post made me giggle because I remember so many instances of my brother and I fighting like cats and dogs during our teen years. I never imagined in a million years we would end up being next door neighbors! =)
I live with mine for a while, it help me save up enough money to go traveling around the world so that was awesome. Gotta love em
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