happy birthday, jo-anne
Today is my sister's birthday. She is my middle sister, and she comes with all the myriad sociopathic personality traits that befit the middle child of any family. We love her anyhow.
Anyone with siblings will find this familiar. We fought like cats and dogs when we were younger. We hated each other. She resented that I was older than her, I resented that I had to drag her around everywhere I went. Our parents would alway say to us "Some day you guys are going to be best friends." And we would laugh. And sneer. As if.
So here we are, adults and mothers both middle aged and presumably mature and our parents' prediction has come true. We are best friends. I don't know what I would do without her.
Happy birthday, Jo. You'll always be younger than me, but people will always think you are older.
[Nelson] Ha-Ha! [/Nelson]
Comments
Happy birthday, Jo-Anne!
Posted by: Lisa, Gal of Unix | April 9, 2003 08:30 AM
Happy Birthday. I know your middle child pain.
Posted by: Statia | April 9, 2003 08:56 AM
awwwwww, aint that sweet? the oldest... the middle child... BAH! Aint nothing like being the youngest. wink-wink
Hippo Birdies Two Ewes, Jo.
Posted by: Lisa | April 9, 2003 08:59 AM
It's just me and my older brother, but I know just what you mean. I grew up resentful of all his accomplishments, and nowadays I'm sad that I don't see or talk to him enough. Thank goodness he's visiting next week!
Posted by: Jon | April 9, 2003 10:10 AM
Happy birthday, Jo-Anne!
Posted by: Kymberlie R. McGuire | April 9, 2003 11:17 AM
Happy Birthday to your sis.
I'm the baby of the family so I have TWO older sisters. Emphasis on the OLDER.
hehehehe
Posted by: Mrs. du Toit | April 9, 2003 11:35 AM
DAMN!! am I really middle aged? Thanks all for the good wishes! Giggles to Lisa!
Posted by: Jo-Anne | April 9, 2003 12:41 PM
Happy Birthday, Jo!
And, Michele? About that sociopathic middle child thing? Watch out. I'm one of them!
Posted by: Da Goddess | April 10, 2003 02:54 AM
Happy belated birthday, Jo-anne.
We middle children never get a break do we? They run us down even when they're trying to be nice. They have no idea, do they? Cruel, nassssty hobbittses.
Posted by: Dodd | April 11, 2003 12:32 AM