I grew up with brothers.
Two of them; they were a pair, born within minutes of each other. Their lives were purposeless until they were three when their mother gave birth to a bouncing beautiful baby girl.
Then they became united in grief for they were no longer the only children. Upon the night of my birth they rose their pudgy arms to the sky, pressed their fingers together and swore with toddler determination that they would be forever tied together in a mission to destroy me.
Well that’s how I remember it anyway…
Living with boys has always been a challenge for me, if I had my choice I would have been a lesbian. But my libido, on the rare occasion that it works (normally after reading fifty shades on the kindle pretending I am reading Tolstoy) seems to hanker after those who God blessed with an unattractive ‘extra’ bit.
Brothers were very little use to me when growing up. They tore heads off my babies, savagely mutilated Sindy and buried alive my Barbies. As I grew bosoms and discovered boys I stupidly hoped that having twin brothers older than me would give me access to top totty.
I was wrong.
It seemed that when my brothers bought their cool seventeen year old friends home their form of entertainment was to play a VHS from years before. This video was filmed in my first teenage year at Walt Disney land and involved me wearing an orphan Annie frock, having corkscrew style curls and NHS specs. The audio is me singing perfectly out of key and my vocal cords collapsing on the final high note of Tomorrow. It took years until I became immune to the sound of teenage boys falling on the floor laughing because of the sound of my voice.
So when I decided to have children I decided to have sisters. I made a deal with God at an early age and stayed away from all narcotics (almost – what’s legal in Amsterdam doesn’t count) on the basis that he would one day grant me girls..
I got my wish; I made sisters.
When BB went into spica I worried that both her brother and sister would resent everything they couldn’t do because of the cast.
Again my children astounded me.
Whilst at times they can make my ears bleed with their shouting and they can win Oscars for their ability for their dramatic skills never have they lashed out at their sister.
As BB tries to learn to master her legs it is her sister who hour after hour painstakingly holds her hand and teaches her how to walk. Twin girl sees the fear in her sisters eyes and never let’s go of the tiny little palm that grips hold tightly.
My heart is set to burst when I see the two of them slowly moving along, words of encouragement from my eldest girl evoking tears from my eyes.
When seeing me, again, dripping water down my cheeks, twin girl, the big sister merely stretches out her spare hand and squeezes my bigger palm in hers.
“Don’t worry mummy” she says with a confidence I can only dream of “she will do it on her own one day, until then I won’t let go”
Till that day comes I have the pleasure of watching my two girls walking hand in hand, side by side, big and small walking tall together.
BB and Twin Girl: 8 weeks post spica : still not walking independently
*sobs*
But your lesbian tendencies, porno reading material and ‘lost’ weekends in Amsterdam is probably too much information.
Do you brothers read this? Is there a right of reply?
Never!
I think I’ve spent most of this evening is tears.
Gorgeous, gorgeous girls. xx
Thanks emma x
Admittedly it may be the drugs or sleep deprivation but awwwwwwwwwwwww they are adorable those girls of yours
Well done Mrs NM
could be the gin?
Beautiful post and beautiful girls. x
Thanks honey x
Crying. I put that older girl’s gorgeous nature down to her name. Obviously. Seriously though, you have a beautiful brood – and go BB with her walking!
Not quite at Frogs level but give it time…..x
That’s lovely. But also even walking holding hands is great progress – bert isn’t even standing leaning on to me for more than a second 6 weeks post cast! Be very proud of her 🙂 xx
I am Ellie and cant wait to see you update on Bert x x x
Oh that video is amazing!
*cries*
It is very cute
I two grew up with twin brothers equally as evil. You did forget the good points… They made you tougher after suffering the abuse, and they never borrowed your clothes! And although my brothers could torture me relentlessly they would kill anyone who tried. Kinda like having guard dogs!!!
How do you know they never borrowed my clothes?
*sniff*
How wonderful; what a beautiful relationship.
*sniff*
50 shades- really TMI 🙂
I am an out and out Christian fan!
grrrrr! Why can’t you just write funny posts??? I’m a wreck now, and I’ve got to go to school sports day with goosebumps and a lump in my throat! Dammit!
xx
Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you have a couple of gorgeous girls to be very proud of there
xx
Cheers helen and I am
Aww what fabulous girls you have. Me and my own sister were never particularly close, reading this post makes me rather sad of that fact.
My brothers and I have got closer with age…
What beautiful girls you have. That post, even before I watched the video, made me cry. Girls rock!
Thanks xx
How lovely. Your girls are lucky to have each other and you!
I like to think so! xxx
Your 8 year old has the maturity and compassion way beyond her years. I have a lump in my throat after reading this. (I came via the Thinly Spread Linky).
Thanks – she is six – but will love being called eight! xxx
*gasps* *sobs* *grins*. God, kids are bloody fantastic aren’t they? Thank you. x
Yes totally!
Awww, how beautiful. I was thinking the other day that I bet my Queenager would have loved to have a sister, although there’s nothing I can do about it now. Your girls are very lucky to have each other and to have you!
Thanks – they are adorable I hope they always get on!
How lovely and how proud you must be of your daughters – and they you. And now I must alight as I too am welling up …
Aw xxx
I have two boys and then a girl. Sometimes I see her with friends, playing girly stuff, and wish she had a sister. Not just for the playing girly stuff, but for times like you describe here.
Mind you, big brother aged 15 will read her a story and put her to bed if we go out and he’s babysitting. That’s pretty heart-warming. (We should go out more often – it never happens if we’re around.)