Having a younger sister was something I loathed for quite a while growing up. She pulled my hair (literally), ate my ice cream, and stole my spotlight. Now that I'm older, I've come to realize that there really is no substitute for having a sister. Brothers are great too, but a special bond is formed when two girls grow up sharing practically everything together- makeup, dolls, and potential boy interests are just at the top of the list. I wouldn't trade having a sister for the world, and here is why:

1. You can always count on them to be 110 percent honest with you.

"Does this dress look weird on me?"

"Ohhhh yes. Take it off before I go blind, please."

2. They will always back you up in an argument or sass-off.

Your enemies are their enemies, and their ex-boyfriends are your ex-boyfriends.

(OK, no, not literally. But you get the point)

3. The bond you two share is so unique compared to any of your other best friendships.

Sometimes when I can't sleep at 2 a.m., I go into my sister's room and sit on her until she wakes up and keeps me company. Would this make a normal friend mildly upset or annoyed? Probably. But it's part of these weird habits that we share which make our bond special.

4. They understand your family drama on an unprecedented level.

I mean, y'all share a family, so it's easier to vent, and requires less back-story telling beforehand. Plus, they generally are at all of the same family gatherings you attend, so they're always present when things go down.

They understand those did-that-really-just-happen moments better than anyone else would, too.

5. You can be your most weird, unfiltered, crazy annoying self and know that nothing can change your place in their life.

I thought I was a decently sane person until I spent some time alone with my sister- I was wrong. My camera roll seems to be always be full of videos of our crazy stunts and ideas.

She gets my humor like no other, sometimes better than I even do. Especially when the weird, unfiltered side of me comes out, that is when the tears start flowing and the abs start hurting purely out of laughing too hard.

7. I know there aren't supposed to be any favorites in the family, but hypothetically speaking, we're each others favorites... and we know it.

The other week my sister was given the task of dividing up a big bag of Sour Patch Kids into smaller bags so everyone in the family could have some to take on a road trip. I pulled my bag out to realize it was 99 percent all red and blue candy (the BEST flavors of Sour Patch Kids), while the other members of my family were casually eating mostly green, yellow, and orange candies.

8. You can get on each other's nerves and it isn't the end of the world.

You can never take a relationship for granted, this I know. But siblings are the ones most obligated to maintain a bond with you. Sisters especially understand that when you're overly sassy and just having an off day, that it doesn't reflect your true feelings, and the future of your relationship is not in jeopardy.

9. Communication purely through facial expressions is a very real thing.

Sisters, especially younger ones, pick up on your various facial expressions so easily. There have been many times where I make a face without even realizing it, and my sister catches it and sends me a look back that only I could understand, and we just go back and forth in a word-less conversation.

10. At the end of the day, you know you can count on her no matter what.

She may cheer you on and then call you a name in the same breath, but hey, that's just how things go.

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And you wouldn't have it any other way.