My sister did the unthinkable. Well, that is, she married before me. In a traditional wedding.<\/p>\n
I had been thinking that I would feel different. But I don’t. It’s a ceremony. It’s a gathering. It’s a celebration. A party.<\/p>\n
What does it mean that my first buddy in life has found another lifelong buddy? <\/p>\n
What I know is this: I don’t remember meeting her when she was born. I was only 14 months and 2 days old. The world was hard to understand, the complexities of color and the layered human behavior. All I knew was that she was always there. She was always someone who shared my same life, understood my challenges and nuances of family life, and unconditionally was there.<\/p>\n
“That’s not okay,” she said to a former boyfriend who yelled at me. “It’s not okay.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My sister did the unthinkable. Well, that is, she married before me. In a traditional wedding. I had been thinking that I would feel different. But I don’t. It’s a ceremony. It’s a gathering. It’s a celebration. A party. What … Continue reading