I talk about my sister a lot, and it's for a good reason. She has really been a huge influence on me. Yes, my parents raised me, and they are fantastic parents whom I love dearly, but sometimes it takes someone other than a parent to influence you in a way that doesn't seem as parent like. My entire family has been a positive influence on me; I have the best family anyone could ever ask for. They are supportive, loving, understanding: everything a family should be. My sister, however, has been the person I could go to when I felt I couldn't confront my parents. She has understood my struggles better than I think many people could have, because even though we are different, we are also very similar. A five year age difference hasn't impeded our relationship, on the contrary, I think it made it stronger (later on anyway). Five years is a good amount of space: I could still look up to her, but be her friend at the same time.
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| At our Japanese sister's wedding |
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