The Thing I Love Most About Having Brothers and Sisters

SIBLINGS!

Today from my big list of blog topics on Pinterest, I found this one that's near and dear to my heart. The Thing I Love Most About Having Brothers and Sisters! Now that I'm in college I don't get as much time with my siblings and that makes the time I get them so much more special. 

What I love the most about about having siblings is having them there as a forever-friend group. As most of you know I have one blood sister, three stepsisters, and a stepbrother. As I have gotten older and as friends come and go, it has made me value my relationships with my siblings so much more. A and I have become especially close in the last year and a half or so and definitely when I left for college we found a special bond that held us close through the distance. With V and I being in college away from home we usually go several months at a time without seeing each other and so we rely on our sibling group message to get the latest info, silly pictures, and exciting news from our younger siblings. A and I have always had each other and through divorces and new marriages we have gained 4 beautiful siblings. V and T have been our siblings for almost 13 years now so we have been together to see each other grow up and experience life together. Now that we are growing up, moving out, and trying new things, we have to be there for each other for support when life throws us for a loop. S and O have been A and I's siblings for almost 6 years now and though they are younger than us we are getting to watch as they grow up and start doing the things that we got to experience in middle school and junior high. We don't get to see them often since they live with their mom, but the times that we do have together are always filled with love and laughs. I love having siblings because I know that I can trust them to tell me when I have something in my teeth, when my outfit looks terrible, or when I need to get my life together. I know that I can rely on my siblings to make me laugh and to support me through everything. I love getting to be a positive role model for my siblings, by always striving to stay on track and make the best decisions that I can. I love having siblings more than anything in the world and I am so thankful that I have been blessed with all 5 of them. 

I love y'all! ~Em