Importance of Siblings

I have two older sisters. I am the only son , the youngest of the lot. Sounds cool. You are probably imagining how pampered I am. In some sense , I think I am pampered quite a lot , not because it happens consciously from my parents , but more so because I am marginally lucky. Was just thinking about this luck factor and I thought I should word it more formally , in other words , just write up a post here.

I was born in the luxury of a brand new home , unlike my sisters , who were in a company quarters atmosphere. Although not everything is completely negative about it ( the good aspects being lot of friends and a great social life ) , the lifestyle was pretty tough , if you think about it now. Everything from Sofa sets , Fridge , television etc started pouring into my house when I arrived. This is one materialistic aspect about my luck. The other , more important aspect being the age difference between my sisters and myself. It is quite a lot actually. 13 and 6 years. Now how is this lucky ?

Since there is so much of a difference in age , there is not much to compete for. They would give in easily and I almost always got what I wanted. When I got what I wanted , the drive to 'want' actually reduced. This scenario somewhat bought a sense of maturity in me. I am sure many would think of this as a very ironic statement , since getting what you want can make you take things for granted implying lack of maturity. But I did get my share of yells and eye brow raises when I asked for somethings. I must say I have been subjected to a lot of moulding , the best part being I haven't even realised that I was being moulded all the while. That's the ease at which all this was happening.

Siblings always bring in a new dimension to life. They make it more interesting , irrespective of a brother or a sister , younger or older. Each have their own pro's and cons , but it is a new dimension nevertheless. It is a flavor , which is very essential for life , for life without flavor's can get monotonous.

If you thought I am writing all this to praise my sisters , you are right. I intend to. They mean a lot to me.

But more importantly , 'she' will read my blog , whoever 'she' is , whenever the time comes for me to meet 'her' , and I have reasoned what I will tell 'her' , "I am having two kids" ;-)
Until next time... Tata.