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Dear brother,

May 19, 2015
By Jennifer Salgado BRONZE, Mount Prospect, Illinois
Jennifer Salgado BRONZE, Mount Prospect, Illinois
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Dear brother,

I understand that I am the youngest but I don't think you understand that you are the second youngest. Yes you are 24 and I am 17. Yes your suppose to look out for me your little sister, but how many times do I have to remind you that you are not my dad nor my mom. You where the one that thought me how to stick up for myself remember when you took me to the park to learn how to ride my bike took me as long as it did for the sun to go down while you left with your friends but you left with your friends by the time you came back for me I had already thought myself. You can be certain that if I need advice on what to do I will ask but surely not from you. May I remind you what you where doing at 17?
In other cases, fighting between siblings can come about through the simple fact of emotional immaturity
Yes I know that you only want the best for me. I want the best for me too? Yes I have my priorities straight and yes I have been procrastinating but I assure you I'll get my homework done. You ask why I can't do my work at home **Discomfort** - If going home means being verbally abused or roughed up by an older sibling, home is not a comfortable place to be. May I remind you I am at school from 7:30am to 7 at pm. Don't forget I need to eat a warm plate of dinner when i get home, or did you finish it all? and shower maybe sit on my couch do some homework. Oh whats that you want me to babysit? I guess I'll help I mean your already here at my moms house with 3 kids and now you got a puppy? No it doesn't bother anyone if he pees on the floor. do you want me to clean it up? While you stay on your phone I'm sure you're doing something important, because your 7 month old doesn't cry or doesn't need to be carried and fed and the 1 year and 7 months isn't running up and down the stairs while you remain on your phone because your tired? Sorry I don't remember you asking me for advice when to have kids none the less how many you should have. I don't recall my moms house being a laundromat for your family of 5. I thought it was more convenient for you to move out? I saw the washer and dryer at your apartment whats wrong with those? Oh you don't have any money to give to mom because you have your apartment thats weird you didn't have any rent money for mom when you where living here too. Doesn't seem fair
Children need to be taught to understand the difference between fairness and equality.
but theres money for restaurants, money to spend at the mall, and for basketball games. That's funny I didn't even get an invitation. I'm sure you want the best for me I want the best for you too. I think it's best to keep your opinions to yourself and if I have any questions I'll be sure to ask. Thank you I'll be seeing you when you need a babysitter again.



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