My Sister

 

In my childhood, this was my best friend. She is also my older sister, Olivia. We used to everything together and now it's very rare if we are even nice to each other. She's going to be 19 in June and I will be 17 in September. I love her, of course but, we are way too different people that do not have anything in common. She has 2 kids, and I don't plan on having any in a very long time. She is more motherly, and I just want to have fun. I guess she had to grow up in a way that I didn't quite have to. I still have been there since I have been 12 helping her raise her kids. I feel like she doesn't appreciate it and I feel like I never get credit for it. I, too, had to grow up pretty fast. She acts like she is the only one that had to grow up fast. I also feel like she stole my teen years from me. I will never know what it's like to have a normal teenage life, because I have always been at home, stuck in the house, babysitting my nieces. I guess you can call me selfish, but if anything she was the selfish one. She chose this life for her, and she dragged me into it. I love my nieces to death but, I do wish that I could have just been a normal teenager. That's all I wanted. I'll never know what that's like. I'm about to be a senior in high school and I've spent my high school career in the house, taking care of my nieces. I honestly feel like its not fair but, hey that's my life right?