Family
The Traumas of being a Brother.
Being a brother of two sisters is no mean task. The reason I am saying this confidently I that I myself have experienced and am experiencing the traumas of being a brother.
I have two sisters, one who is fours years elder to me (appi) and the other who is six years younger than me. Both have different moods at different times and easily capable of creating peaceful atmospheres into really devastating ones.
A few years ago I had spent an entire day convincing mom and dad about the important uses of Pentium IV and highlighting the need of exchanging our old Pentium III with a new computer. I had somehow convinced my parents about it and they were quite ready that we should get a new PC. When appi heard about it she said in a high pitched tone
“There is no need for a new computer the older one is alright; he just wants a new computer so that he can play the latest games which require upgraded computers. Anyways he is not concentrating on his studies; if a new computer comes he is not going to study at all. So there is no point of bringing a new PC.”
I was torn with fury. These few lines totally changed my parents and they believed that my sister was quite right. I protested and even declined from having dinner, but all these attempts went in vain, in fact it made my parents more stubborn after a few days my mom explained me “Beta its not that we don’t want a new computer at home, it’s only that we are concerned about your studies. We’ll get you a new computer next year.”
There was another time when I had a bad bite with my younger sister. I was going to watch WWE on the TV, when my mom came and ordered me in a thundering way to go and study. I did as I was told; on the other hand it seemed that my younger sister had been waiting for something like this to happen. She jumped out of nowhere, snatched the remote out of my hands, made some funny faces at me, switched on the TV and started watching Tom & Jerry. I stood there with my mouth hanging open and astounded that mom had not said a single word to her, despite the fact that she had been getting bad marks in mathematics.
When your sisters need you, you are either some sort of a servant or a very good loving brother. This has happened many times with me. Once my younger sister needed some help for her school project she asked me in such a way as if there had been no fights between us. Similarly there was another occasion when appi came to me and said “bhai can you please, please come with me to the tailor.” When they need you they ask you in such a way that you are bound to help them or do what they ask for. Otherwise if you have a fight with them and they need you; and that they also know some of those things which you don’t wish to tell your parents; and if you are not ready to help them out, they blackmail you.
After you have bestowed the countless favours on your sisters you are no longer the loving BRO you were hours ago.
There was another occasion when I wanted to use the phone to ask my friend about the school test. Appi was already on the phone with her economics book open in front. I could bet anything I owned that the three hour phone call had been spent entirely on gossiping rather than any note narration. When I pointed this out, appi’s mad temper came out in seconds which made my ears melt on the spot.
Despite the innumerable and countless examples of injustice between you and your sisters, they are always a source of love, friendship, help and advice which makes them one of the most loving people of your life.
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