Family Matters

          When I think about the relationship I have with my family, I am truly blessed. I am surrounded in life with people who care about me more than anything and would do anything for me in a heartbeat. To have this kind of relationship, it can really affect the way an individual grows up in life. My parents have taught me everything I need to know in life to be a respectful, kind, and all around well-mannered person. Also having the support from them in everything I do is very important to me. If I make a decision and they don’t approve of my choices, it really gets under my skin. However they want me to do what’s best for me, and to learn from my mistakes when I make them. I call my mom a pusher because she is constantly calling me and reminding me of everything I need to do and asking if and why I haven’t done some things. It can be the most annoying thing ever some days, but I know she means well.

            My sisters on the other hand are constantly on my social life along with encouraging me about school. My oldest sister, Heather is a nurse at the women’s hospital and my other sister Holly is a physician assistant. They both are very smart people who I look up to in every way. I know if I ever need anything; advice, help, or just to talk too they are there no matter what. Heather got pregnant when she was a junior in high school, so sometimes she treats me like a daughter. She gives me the sex talks and reminds me all the time that I don’t want to get pregnant until I’m married and have a good paying job, as if I don’t already know this. I am honest with Heather the most because we are a lot alike, so I think that scares her in a way. We also have a tendency to get into arguments a lot. Holly on the other hand is totally different. She’s not married, doesn’t have kids but does live with her boyfriend. She is the definition of a nerd. She can tell you anything and everything about your body, if you’re sick she diagnoses you with what you have, and she’ll be right. She amazes me at times, but then again it gets annoying. Sometimes she puts herself above you because she knows she’s smart and makes good money and that just gets on my last nerve. I’ll tell her to stop when she gets ahead of herself sometimes.

            However, no matter what we fight or disagree about we’re always there for each other. It really can give you hope and relief when you know you always have someone to go too. I know that no matter where I go in life, I’ll always have them with me. Their support, love, and just them being there for me gets me through every day. For me, family matters most and come before anything else.