Growing up I was always the man of the house until a couple years ago. My mom raised me, my sister Josie and my brother Noah, who has special needs and cannot do anything on his own, all on her own. Babysitting for several hours. Changing diapers. I was always on it. Growing up being the male role model, especially to my younger sister Josie, has had a big impact on my life.
Josie has always looked up to me as someone to learn from. “Josie this stuff is too dangerous for you,” I would always warn her. If I was climbing a tree, she'd be right behind me. If it was jumping off the garage onto the trampoline, she was jumping right behind me (which put her in the hospital). Another time Josie has followed my footsteps in something a little too …show more content…
We have always bickered back and forth like normal siblings. But having someone look up to me like Josie does, has changed how I look at and treat all of the younger kids that look at me as a role model. With Josie always being by my side, I think I look at other younger kids differently than how my friends do, especially if they don't have siblings or didn’t have a father figure around the house.
Making little kids happy is one of my favorite things to do. Three years ago my little sister Paisley was born. There is not one child on this earth that I love more than her. I would literally do anything for my baby girl. Around the time of when Paisley was born, my stepdad, Mark was leaving to Afghanistan. Mark had to sacrifice and leave for many months for the first couple of years, an important period in a girl’s life. When he was gone, something clicked and again it was my turn to help out and watch over my other sister. Paisley is only three years old right now, but she is doing great and is one of the happiest people I know.
I may not make the best choices in life, but helping my siblings has made me a better person and has showed me life will not be easy when I’m on my
Josie has always looked up to me as someone to learn from. “Josie this stuff is too dangerous for you,” I would always warn her. If I was climbing a tree, she'd be right behind me. If it was jumping off the garage onto the trampoline, she was jumping right behind me (which put her in the hospital). Another time Josie has followed my footsteps in something a little too …show more content…
We have always bickered back and forth like normal siblings. But having someone look up to me like Josie does, has changed how I look at and treat all of the younger kids that look at me as a role model. With Josie always being by my side, I think I look at other younger kids differently than how my friends do, especially if they don't have siblings or didn’t have a father figure around the house.
Making little kids happy is one of my favorite things to do. Three years ago my little sister Paisley was born. There is not one child on this earth that I love more than her. I would literally do anything for my baby girl. Around the time of when Paisley was born, my stepdad, Mark was leaving to Afghanistan. Mark had to sacrifice and leave for many months for the first couple of years, an important period in a girl’s life. When he was gone, something clicked and again it was my turn to help out and watch over my other sister. Paisley is only three years old right now, but she is doing great and is one of the happiest people I know.
I may not make the best choices in life, but helping my siblings has made me a better person and has showed me life will not be easy when I’m on my