041611 -- My Sister
Apr. 16th, 2011 06:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
memorialrainbowToday, I want to talk about my sister, who is awesome.
Seriously. My role model in life is a 17 year old high school junior. But anybody who has a sister (especially if you're female) knows there is just something special about sisters that you can't knock. Yes, I can remember a time pre-Stephanie, but it was very short and it was very lonely.
Steph hasn't always been my role model, but she's always been one thing: the opposite of me, just about in every way. We're female, and that's about it. That really brings to mind what I admire about her -- first of all, her FREAKISHLY AWESOME sports abilities, and not only that, but her dedication to them. That woman seriously never gives up.
Which brings me to the second thing I really like about her, and one I really didn't completely notice until today -- Steph is stubborn as heck. Whereas I am the doormat and will move out of your way by instinct, because I am a bother and I am in your way, Stephanie will just stand there and be like, "nope, you're moving around me." And I know as a family we used to make fun of her for this, but daaaaaaaaaamn, woman. Steph, you are gonna go far in life because you refuse to compromise. And I could definitely learn from that. In fact, I think I am.
If I could just put that into practice all the time, what would happen? Maybe my dad wouldn't stare at me with that look that makes me feel like I'm an idiot. Maybe my supervisor will listen when I've got great ideas about how to notify people of outages. Maybe I can not only stand up and perform my music, but have the gall to say "HEY, LISTEN!"
Thank you, Stephanie, for being you.
Seriously. My role model in life is a 17 year old high school junior. But anybody who has a sister (especially if you're female) knows there is just something special about sisters that you can't knock. Yes, I can remember a time pre-Stephanie, but it was very short and it was very lonely.
Steph hasn't always been my role model, but she's always been one thing: the opposite of me, just about in every way. We're female, and that's about it. That really brings to mind what I admire about her -- first of all, her FREAKISHLY AWESOME sports abilities, and not only that, but her dedication to them. That woman seriously never gives up.
Which brings me to the second thing I really like about her, and one I really didn't completely notice until today -- Steph is stubborn as heck. Whereas I am the doormat and will move out of your way by instinct, because I am a bother and I am in your way, Stephanie will just stand there and be like, "nope, you're moving around me." And I know as a family we used to make fun of her for this, but daaaaaaaaaamn, woman. Steph, you are gonna go far in life because you refuse to compromise. And I could definitely learn from that. In fact, I think I am.
If I could just put that into practice all the time, what would happen? Maybe my dad wouldn't stare at me with that look that makes me feel like I'm an idiot. Maybe my supervisor will listen when I've got great ideas about how to notify people of outages. Maybe I can not only stand up and perform my music, but have the gall to say "HEY, LISTEN!"
Thank you, Stephanie, for being you.
