To My Younger Sisters,

From our weird inside jokes to our pointless sibling fights, I am so glad that I get to be your older sister.

When we were younger and got into unnecessary fights, it always felt like my end-goal was to be "right" or “win” out of pride. It wasn’t until a few years ago when you both were fighting with each other over one of you being bossy and the other not listening to what you were saying, that I finally realized my responsibility as your older sister. That day, I broke it up by reminding you both something Dad always tells us. “When we’re older, you can’t be like this. You can’t keep fighting like this because one day, we won’t have each other and you’re going wish you could take back this moment.” One of you started to cry and it was then that I understood the importance of my role as your older sister is to always keep us together. From then on, I felt all of us grow closer in ways we hadn’t before.

We started forming a stronger bond by learning new things about each other and sharing similar interests in art, music, and film. We began having thoughtful conversations, laughing at each other’s goofy personalities, binge-watching our (my) favorite TV shows (that I convince you to watch with me), and going on fun adventures together. We still have our fair share of sibling fights, but I know we love each other at the end of the day.

I hope that when you get older you feel like you can come to me for anything you feel embarrassed or upset about. I love hearing you both laugh and tell me what silly ideas you have in your imaginative heads. I am so proud of your amazing talents and ambitions. You both are the light of my life. There is so much in the world you haven’t seen or experienced yet; I hope that whatever obstacles come your way, your light never dims or burns out. You are both so beautiful on the inside and out and that will never change. You keep me young (and give me a reason to keep watching Disney movies that I secretly love). Spending time with you, whether it is playing board games, drawing, or having movie nights, is one of my favorite things to do. I wish you could stay little forever. I hate that I can’t spend as much time with you as I used to, but I will always be here for you whenever you need me.

Love Always,

Your Older Sister