Sibling Love is Like No Other
These people. This bond. This love. There are days I don’t like them. There are days, they feel the same way toward me. There are times I…
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“Not Everyone Who Lost His Life in Vietnam Died There.” Veteran’s Obituary Written By His Brother Will Take Your Breath Away
The first line stopped me mid-scroll. “Not everyone who lost his life in Vietnam died there.” I clicked through to the obituary…
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Cherish Your Siblings if You’re Lucky Enough To Have Them
Being a sibling is a strange thing. You are born into a family you don’t choose with brothers or sisters you don’t choose. And then you have to…
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To My Oldest Child: Thank You For Being a Helper
To my oldest child, I’ve been watching you with your little brother, and I want you to know how much I appreciate your help. Like when I haven’t…
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A Message to Heaven From Seat 6A
I knew you’d been here. Not when I first stepped onto the dingy, gray tiles blanketing the green mermaid’s lair at the airport café. Nor…
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The Sibling of a Child With Special Needs is Forced to Grow Up Faster
Son, The day I told your big sister she was going to be a sister, she was ecstatic. She rubbed my belly as it grew, read stories to my womb, and…
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There’s Just Something Special About Brothers
Brothers—there is just something special about that bond. And there is nothing sweeter than getting to sit back and watch that bond grow and change…
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When God Gives a Girl a Brother
When God gives a girl a brother . . . He gives her someone to play with—someone to push cars with, to ride bikes with, and to dress up with.…
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Siblings Share a Bond For Life
Yes, they will fight with each other. But they will also learn to fight FOR each other. They will struggle to share your attention. But they will…
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So God Made a Brother
He knew you needed someone to teach you how to ride a bike, perfect a wheelie, and race to the end of the street as fast as your legs could carry…
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