Unlike my brother who is only a few years younger than me, my youngest sibling is many years younger than me. There are obviously a lot of differences like not living in the same house, not going through our childhood together and being in different parts of our lives. There is one big similarity though: love. Here are a few things that everyone with a sibling that's still going through their childhood can understand.

1. You try not to spend all your money on the really cute baby clothes.

But you end up doing it anyways, especially the "I love my brother/sister" clothes. It might be for their birthday, Christmas, or a lot of times I buy them "just because". It gets me excited to eventually be able to dress my own baby (don't worry mom and dad, this won't be for another few years).

2. You are used to being the "free babysitter."

And you love very single moment. Getting to spend quality time with them is the best part of my day since we don't see each other all the time. It's even better when it's just us. I get her all to myself with no interruptions.

3. You are also used to everyone thinking they're your kid.

I've had a good share of people think I'm the parent. It's understandable though, we have a lot of similarities and I am old enough to have a kid of my own.

4. You've done the math of how old you will be when they graduate high school and college too many times

I'll be 38 when my baby sister graduates high school. I'll probably have a family of my own by then. It's still too weird for me to think about.

5. You love them just as much as your other siblings.

Just thinking about my baby sister makes me realize how blessed I am to have her in my life. Even though we have a big age difference, I love her just as much and will always be by her side.