be a better brother

Just to check in. I haven’t talked to him in months. It was nice to know he was cooking and enjoying college and all the trappings of a beautiful relationship with his girlfriend. Encouraged him to keep looking for work as I am too and I promised to call him more often and said I loved him. I called my sister and she wasn’t available, but I told her I love her too, she’s one hard person to track down. It’s nice to have family and I really want to be a part of their lives as we grow older together. It’s good to have a brother, even better to have a friend in them and see yourself in how they react to certain things we used to do growing up. Fun and I am going to keep working on this one.

I always want to learn how to be a better brother…especially to sisters, even though I don’t have biological sisters. (I have Christian sisters and wrote a book about how to love them like a brother without creeping them out…so that’s part of the way there! But now I have to live up to it).

I could also stand to be a better brother to the brothers I have, instead of the sisters I don’t. =P

i wish i could be better to me brother. im a bad person. i use to get along with my little brother alot (hes nine) we were just so close. but i messed up. i made him cry today. i told him to shut up beacuse he wouldnt stop talking to me while i was trying to do something. he just wouldnt stop so i snaped at him. then i told him how i hated the way he talks. he cried again. i cried to.im a bad person. i know i am. but i want to change. but i dont know how to. what am i? today ive ranked myself low. i crushed his little heart. i treat him so low. i dont know why. but i hate myself for it. i just wish i could be better. i promised to him id be better. im going to keep my promise. i have to start over. i use to never treat him so bad. we were best friends. i was such a good person. what happened?

This has been a constant struggle for me – but I resolved to really be the best brother I could be these past few months. It definitely paid off – my sisters have actually commented on the fact that I’m more friendly and am spending more time with them.

(insert sappy and emotional face here)

working on this one. I will either visit or call her at least once a week. I will try and spend thanksgiving with her and her husband and i will figure out a least one activity that we can do together next month.

This has been an important goal for me, especially since one of my sisters has been going through extremely tough times the last six months. I’m happy to say that I’ve improved considerably, to the point where I feel confident that I will keep this up.

What made this so? First of all, moving out about a year ago (obviously) lessened the tension between me and my sisters, and we never argue any more. Secondly, I help whenever I can if asked, and generally try do be friendly and do stuff that I know makes them happy, rather than bitching. I can still improve somewhat, i.e. when it comes to calling them up for a chat every now and then, but that shouldn’t pose a problem.

This was a pleasant night at my folks’ home. Both my sisters were present, and we had a good time. Most importantly, my eldest sister was in a better mood now, which was very comforting to see. Better still, she just lighted up when I told her that I am creating a music compilation for her. That made my day.

I’m truly worried about my oldest sister now. She’s having an extremely tough time with her illness and I’ve never seen her as sad and despaired as she is now. It’s at the point where I almost fear for her life, even though I tell myself she would never do such a thing.

I want to help her. I want to take away her pain. I want to make her happy again.

But I don’t know how.

I’m probably not a better brother, but we’re very close once again and I’ve stopped caring :-) I think I’m better to my brother than I am to everyone else, so I’ll work on that and become an overall-better person.

Well, i took him white water rafting and I think it did a lot for his self esteem. He did a really great job. The most coolest part had to be on the way home. I was sitting in the back seat and I was badly injured (My knees met a rock called “the meat grinder”) i was in a lot of pain and my little brother allowed me to rest on him. It really showed me he cared