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6 Reasons To Thank Your Little Cousins

My best friends and soul mates.

 Courtney Boag
Mar 07, 2016
University of Scranton
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6 Reasons To Thank Your Little Cousins
Cheryl Boag

Hey, guys.

What I am about to say is simple. Thank you. Being able to grow up with you guys by my side has been a blessing. I look forward to the future with you. I look forward to seeing you go off to your proms and graduate and go off to college. I am so happy to have you in my life. I am so happy to have been able to experience the little things with you. So thank you.

1. Thank you for being my first siblings.

Because of you, I had the chance to practice being a big sister. I was able to hold and care for you, and it made me a better big sister in the long run.

2. Thank you for the memories.

Sleepovers. Family parties. Birthdays. Graduations. You have been there for all of them. You have made those things memorable and fun. Thanks to you, I have made millions of memories that will last a lifetime.

3. Thank you for always being my friend.

I’ve definitely taken you for granted in the past. Having you meant having a constant friend. It was because of you, I always had someone who was always willing to go to the beach with me, see a movie and grab a bite to eat. There was never a moment where I felt alone or abandoned because you were always a phone call away.

4. Thank you for making “The Kids’ Table” a thing.

Without you, I would have to sit at the boring grown-up table. So thank you for making “The Kids’ Table” a thing. I would not know half of the jokes I do without you and the little table that we occupy at family parties. That table and the memories that were made around it will never die.

5. Thank you for taking the blame for things.

You may not remember it, but when you were little I blamed you for everything. Seriously, everything. You were too little to know any better and get in trouble anyway. No harm, no foul. But thank you for it anyway; it saved me from a lot of punishments.

6. Thank you for all the love you have brought to my life.

We aren’t corny people, so I mean this in the least corny way; I love you guys. I love that you are always there for me. I love that we can make any time a good one. You have seen me at my best and also, at my worst so thank you for loving me anyway.

Thank you for sharing your deepest secrets and accepting mine. Thank you for being a major part of my life. Without you, I know I wouldn’t be as happy as I am. So just know that you are all the best things that have ever happened to me. Thank you. Thank you for the greatest years of my life. I look forward to watching you all grow into amazing human beings.

I love you more.

Love,

Your Big Cousin

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