When I was a kid, it seemed like everything was about my brothers - Brad being successful and going to West Point, Jeff graduating and joining the Army... and I was just.. there. For a long time, I think I was just there - doing my own thing, flying below the radar.
I'm sure that wasn't true. But I was a good kid, and did pretty well pretty easily in school, and played with dolls, and tried to play baseball. I was quiet and read a lot. And since my brothers seemed to hate me, I mostly stuck to myself.
And really, it wasn't until I was about 21 that my brothers realized I am a contributing member of society. I think they sometimes still don't remember though. It makes it hard to even have an adult conversation with them when they don't remember you are (almost) in your mid-twenties, have a job making as much money as them, paid off student loans, and purchased your first brand new car.
Maybe it's because I still live at home.
For a long time, I didn't think my parents were proud of me. Brad and Jeff overshadowed all I did, for the good or the bad. But now, I think they're getting there. Or maybe they were there all along, and I'm just now catching up to it. That's more likely.
I'm sure that wasn't true. But I was a good kid, and did pretty well pretty easily in school, and played with dolls, and tried to play baseball. I was quiet and read a lot. And since my brothers seemed to hate me, I mostly stuck to myself.
And really, it wasn't until I was about 21 that my brothers realized I am a contributing member of society. I think they sometimes still don't remember though. It makes it hard to even have an adult conversation with them when they don't remember you are (almost) in your mid-twenties, have a job making as much money as them, paid off student loans, and purchased your first brand new car.
Maybe it's because I still live at home.
For a long time, I didn't think my parents were proud of me. Brad and Jeff overshadowed all I did, for the good or the bad. But now, I think they're getting there. Or maybe they were there all along, and I'm just now catching up to it. That's more likely.
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