Please Always Be This Close

Please always be this close. ⁣

⁣Please always love each other and protect each other.⁣

⁣Please always crack up when the other one does something silly. And light up when the other one comes in the room.⁣

⁣Please giggle and have inside jokes and get in trouble and don’t tell Daddy or me who broke the lamp, because you have each other’s backs. ⁣

⁣Please call each other names at times, but knock out anyone else who tries to do it. ⁣

⁣Please call each other. Talk. Text. FaceTime. Hang out.⁣

⁣Please laugh at the ridiculous and outdated things Daddy and I do, and make fun of us for them later. ⁣

⁣Please keep each other’s memories, and reminisce about your childhood together. ⁣

⁣Please know that even if the world is falling down around you, the other one will always be there.⁣

⁣Please don’t take it for granted. Ever. ⁣

⁣Please remember. Even when you bicker, slam doors, argue, want to sit in the front seat, want to use the car or the bathroom, or whatever else siblings fight about (some days I can’t remember as much anymore). Please remember that no one in the entire world will ever have your back the way your sibling does. No one will know all of your secrets and love you anyway. No one will remember every single minute of your life.⁣

⁣Life is precious. Siblings are precious. I hope you never take for granted what you have. What I’ve lost. I will remind you. Not out of guilt. But out of respect. For the bond you two share.⁣

It should be treasured. Held carefully. You can let it crack at times, but never break.⁣

Those who are fortunate enough to experience this are given an amazing gift in this world. ⁣

So treasure it, and treat it with care. Always be this close.