The Precious Moments on Earth

blog history

July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008

Thursday, August 09, 2007

12:40 AM

Sibling squabbles

Earlier today(yesterday, since it's past midnight already), I took the bus home from Tampines Interchange. I sat at the very end and there were these two girls(sisters, most probably) quarrelling and hitting each other. They reminded me of my sister and I.

The older sister elbowed her younger sister and she hit her sister back. Obviously unhappy that her sister hit her back, she elbowed her again. And her younger sister elbowed her back again. And the both of them elbowed and hit each other back and forth for some time. That used to be how my sister and I would quarrel and fight. I would hit my sister first, and she would hit me back. And I'd hit her again. And she would hit me back again. And back and forth, back and forth. I don't even remember how our fights ended.

Now that I'm older, I'm more matured and I've realized my mistake at how I was treating my sister. I expected obedience from my sister, since I was the oldest. If I happened to hit her, I would never expect my sister to hit me back because it would be rude(in my perspective, at that time) and I'm the sort who never likes to give in, so I'd hit her back. But now that I've realized my mistake, I'm able to take a step back and take a look at my actions. My dominating character, made my sister retaliate. She doesn't like how she's being treated. I'd like to say that I received this bad character from my oldest cousin, because she bullied and dominated over me, but I can't really. I could've changed, if only I had realized that I was doing the same thing to my sister, that my cousin was doing to me, when I was younger.

I realized my mistake too late because now, my sister is rude to me, whenever her mood isn't in the right place. But our relationship is still alright. I think it is even improving. We can joke and tease one another, without bearing any insults.

I'd just like to say to all sisters who aren't on good terms that: Big sister, be mindful of how you treat your little sister because she will treat you the way you treat her. And little sister, respect your big sister, even if she is a bitch sometimes, because she may not realize her attitude. So be patient with her.