Baby Brother

I wanted to take a few moments and talk about my baby brother Ben. Ok, he isn't really a baby anymore. At the age of 17 he drives a car, has a girlfriend and does other various teenager related things, but to me he will always be my baby brother. As children we got along for the most part, except for when it came to the TV. I would get home from school a good half hour before him and would already be plopped on the couch with the TV remote, but as soon as he stormed through the door he insisted I surrender the remote. This usually led to the tissue box on the coffee table being thrown at my head, shoes being chucked across the room and angry yells as our mom would storm in and tell us to settle down and behave. There was even one instance I remember at my grandmothers house. I have no idea how the fight got started but I remember being so angry at him, I screamed and threw my shoe at his head. My mom got so embarrassed and angry at our behavior, but hey we were siblings what do you expect? Even though I miss the days of being an only child I don't know what my life would be like without my little baby brother in it.
After we somehow we got through that angry, hatred filled phase in our life and we barely ever fought. In fact, I look forward to the time I get to spend with my brother! He is a fantastic kid and you never know what sarcastic, funny thing will come out of his mouth next. We may act like we hate each other sometimes and make adoption jokes but trust me, he is the coolest brother I could have ever asked for!