My relationship with my sister is probably one of the strongest relationships I have today, apart from with Ben. As I described earlier when she first came along I was a little put out. She was a very confident, vivacious child whereas I would say I was a little more reserved and shy. My aunty loves to remind us that when Alice was about two she would speak in a language that only I would understand. When they asked her what she would like for breakfast Alice would speak to me and then I would interpret for everyone else. When we were growing up we loved watching Beaches the movie. Alice looked like the character CC Bloom and she loved dancing and performing. I was more like Hilary’s character and was more bookish and shy. We would play ‘Beaches’
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I did shut off from my dad for a while however, the three of us were a very tight unit. We loved spending time together whether it was doing ‘aerobics’ in our back room, Al and I trying to catch Mum out crying during a Neighbours episode and whatever else we got up to. As an adult looking back and now working as a teacher, I really don’t know how my mum kept everything going so well and made sure that Al and I were happy. I really admire her for being able to cope during such a difficult time. Our extended family and family friends were really great and were around a lot …show more content…
My mum had been a Sunday School teacher when she was a lot younger but my dad is a firm atheist (which I probably didn’t know until I was around 16.) We had religious education at school and I still remember my R.E teacher, Brigadier Lowe. Mum reminds that I came home and I was very excited about Brigadier Lowe and I asked Mum if I could buy her a present, however instead of calling her Brigadier Lowe, I asked if I could buy Rickety Lowe a present. I attended some Sunday School sessions with friends and we had family friends that followed a range of different religions. I would say my parents would have never stopped us from following a certain belief but they never pushed
I did shut off from my dad for a while however, the three of us were a very tight unit. We loved spending time together whether it was doing ‘aerobics’ in our back room, Al and I trying to catch Mum out crying during a Neighbours episode and whatever else we got up to. As an adult looking back and now working as a teacher, I really don’t know how my mum kept everything going so well and made sure that Al and I were happy. I really admire her for being able to cope during such a difficult time. Our extended family and family friends were really great and were around a lot …show more content…
My mum had been a Sunday School teacher when she was a lot younger but my dad is a firm atheist (which I probably didn’t know until I was around 16.) We had religious education at school and I still remember my R.E teacher, Brigadier Lowe. Mum reminds that I came home and I was very excited about Brigadier Lowe and I asked Mum if I could buy her a present, however instead of calling her Brigadier Lowe, I asked if I could buy Rickety Lowe a present. I attended some Sunday School sessions with friends and we had family friends that followed a range of different religions. I would say my parents would have never stopped us from following a certain belief but they never pushed