Personal Narrative: Being The Oldest Sibling

When having three older brothers and me being the youngest it was never the easiest thing. I always had to try my hardest to fit in which made me turn into a “tom boy”. The age differences are so different my oldest brother has just turned thirty, my second oldest is twenty-eight, and the second to youngest is twenty-three. Then there is

Imagine having someone looking over you constantly. Well you do, and they are closer than you think. Other than your parents, if you have an older sibling they are doing this regularly in more ways than you think. A couple years ago I ran into this glass door on accident, so now every time I walk past a screen door my brother says ‘’Don’t forget to open it!’’ This is one way your sibling looks out for you. George may not have that kind of humor if Lennie messes up but he does just wanna protect Lennie. Older siblings may mess with you a lot but they just want to protect you from the world. For example George is very much like an older brother to Lennie.

I had friends in both middle and high school who had siblings close in age. From my recollection if one sibling was a trouble maker the other one usually was also. I remember two brothers that were constantly skipping school and in trouble. They were close in age and the younger one shadowed his brother's behavior. Opposite of that, if one sibling did good in school and achieved good grades the other sibling did also. However, I did not experience this because my sisters were to far apart from me in age to attend school with them.

I can recognize this feeling in my everyday life. Being the oldest child, I have the unspoken responsibility of taking care of my siblings and expected to be the most mature out of all of my siblings. For example, this summer I was home alone with my grandma and all of the sudden she was not feeling well. I immediately called my dad and told him what was going on; I explained that she was shaking and he told me to call for the ambulance. I did what I was told right away and waited for the ambulance to come. My dad came home at the perfect time so he could also go to the hospital with my grandma. While all this occurred, my mom told me to wait for my siblings to come home and to feed them dinner. As soon as my siblings came home, I explained everything to them and made them alfredo pasta for dinner. Additionally, my siblings and I had school the following day, and my parents did not come home until past midnight. Being the responsible young adult, I packed their lunches and put them in bed at an appropriate time; I also made sure they completed their homework. I did not want the kids to call our parents and bother them, so I made sure to take the responsibility of my parents’ and keep the house in order and out of chaos while they were gone. This experience portrays that I have lived up to the meaning of my name by being responsible and stepping up to take the position of authority when my parents are

Siblings are annoying. Anybody who isn’t an only child will agree, even if they absolutely love their brothers or sisters and have a close relationship with them. With my brother and two half-sisters, there were plenty of fights and more than enough trouble to go around. Due to our slim age difference, I usually favored him when it came to picking fights. Even as I’m sitting here writing this with him sitting on the couch across from me I just wanna punch him in the face because he ate an entire Domino’s pizza without me even getting one slice. However, the weird thing about siblings is that no matter how infuriating they can be or how much pizza they eat without sharing, at the end of the day they’re still family.

Life is unpredictable and no one ever knows what it will end up like. This has been true for me since I was little. I was only for two years old, and then my little brother was born into the world. I am aware that there is not as big as an age gap between my brother and I, which is good and bad at the same time. However, being the older sister it is hard to relate with my little brother with most things.

The second sibling was born January twenty-third of 1988. 28 years later, he has graduated from high school, attempted college, and is married. Currently and still resides in El Paso, Tx with his family too. As he and his wife, moved out of their households to live with one another, as he and wife moved back in with our parents. They moved in not only because of financial reasons, but because our mom is doing well and is getting weaker. He has advanced himself, due to the fact that he started at an entry level position at his work and is not the head manager. As higher authorities have been sending him to major conferences in a couple of states around Texas. However, he has been really engaged with our mom, as I believe he still resides in

It’s a sunny afternoon in the bright warm summer of Quebec, Canada. Frederick Smith was in his room just gaming on his computer. And suddenly he heard his freshly installed graphics card sizzle and he saw smoke. He immediately opened the pc and was abruptly stopped because he saw electricity blasting throughout the case. It stopped so he put his hand in and he unplugged the power supply. Then the electricity started again! He got shocked and passed out!

The community surrounding you influences your conception of selfhood, pressingly moulding your identity. You don't choose who your family is, or necessarily who grows up in your community- it's all about what you make of it. Growing up as a twin in a family of six has taught me the importance of sharing, putting the feelings of others before my own, and maintaining a community to share your life with.

Have you ever done something bad and blamed it on your sibling, well I have. It was one Monday morning I was eating breakfast before school my sister Kaisie said something to me that made me as angry as a bull. I was always picked on by my sisters when I was little. When Kaisie left the kitchen and I was the only one in near distance I turned around with my spoon and I start scratching the wood windowsill. I carved a K, then an A, and so on. What happened was I carved Kaisie’s name on the windowsill. It was still brown and no one would notice it, so I got a red pen and colored it in. I dusted it off, threw out the evidence, and turned around to finish eating my toaster strudel. In the moment when I turned around and put my elbows on the table, it felt

In a recent article, an eighteen- year-old and her siblings were told to cause harm to each other by their mother. This abuse caused one of the sisters to die from becoming too weak. The mother along with the father was charged with multiple offenses. They were convicted of kidnapping and child endangerment resulting in death. The mother was also convicted of first- degree murder. The older sister, Malayia Knapp, confessed the story when her sister passed away. She advised her other siblings to not be afraid and to stand up for themselves. The siblings were adopted by Mindy and Anthony Knapp, the parents convicted of the crime. Malayia confessed that the abuse became worse after the parents threatened to harm them and they told them to harm

Siblings tend to be exposed to favoritism. By this taking place siblings learn how to use favoritism to their advantage. For example, the older child tells the younger child to ask for permission to buy something or go outside to play or vice versa. Although, it may

Growing up as a Latina consisted of loud family gatherings and a well-built background. My grandparents are the backbone to our family. They built a name for themselves when they came to America at a young age. To me, they are the true definition of a hard worker. They started off from the bottom and crawled out of the struggle to provide for our family. Although life didn’t come easy they continued to push their way to the top. As an old traditional family we were taught to have strong morals. One moral that we have is to always work hard and challenge ourselves to be better. My family has never had anyone attend a college therefore I would be the first. It’s a true blessing to have an opportunity to go to college, but it means that I have

“What is it like being a twin?” Or “Are you guys exactly the same in attitude and personality.” These are questions I have been asked countless of times ; I don't blame them for their curiosity . It is an incomparable experience to be able to share a close bond with another individual . From the day of conception we have literally been side by side from one another .

Do you know how to deal with your younger sibling? Many people often take years to figure out how to treat their sibling. This is completely true. I know how to treat my sisters to not make them angry, or even when I’m bored annoy them until I get them angry. It is very hard for some people to get along with their siblings, some even stop talking for the rest of their lives. No matter who somebody is, they will have a difficult time figuring out how to treat their siblings. “When you are in your teens—maybe throughout your life—being three years older than your brother often makes you feel he is a boy.” It is just in an older brother’s nature to try and help out their sibling as much as possible. Many arguments come from making siblings