Me and My… Younger Brother (Love, Laughter and Lifelong Memories)

What if I’m far from home?
Oh brother, I will hear you call
What if I lose it all?
Oh sister, I will help you out
Oh, if the sky comes falling down
For you
There’s nothing in this world I wouldn’t do

Avicii (Song: Hey brother)

The irony is that right now, while I am writing this, I am in a fight with my beloved (borderline irritating) brother. But, as it is said, even in the worst circumstances, you can only remember the good things about the people you love. So people with siblings, get ready to relate to what I say, and if you are a single child reading this, let me give you an insight into living with a menace (laughing emojis). 

My brother just got his 12th board results, and I work from home. So what do two kids who have ample time on their hands do? Invade each other’s privacy and cause a wreck while having the best time of their lives. Exactly. We wake up at our own sweet time because both our parents are working. We order food whenever we want to and hide the remains. None of us snitches on the other one. 

The one and only photo I have of us together, coz this kid on the right side has entered his JAWAANI era!

But let me tell you, for us to get on the same page, it took his entire lifetime. My brother has recently become the cool bro I always needed. Him and I are 6 years apart, so basically we are from different generations. And I have always been told to “behave properly because my brother will watch and learn”. My parents made it very clear that they CANNOT handle another me, so I better improve myself. 

I remember when he was born in 2006 (basically born yesterday), I would slap him for no reason. The poor child was sleeping and my jealous 6 year old self used to slap and punch him, till he cried. I was the first girl in the family after 2 generations, so you can imagine the pampering and love I received. Why would anyone want to share that?

But you know Indian parents and their dialogues like, “Now that you have a younger brother, you have to become a person that he can look up to.” He wasn’t a pure soul either. When I was in middle school and was almost 5 years old, he launched a surf excel bar at my face, and it hit my lower lip. The swelling didn’t go away for a week, and that, my friends, was his revenge. 

It’s WAR and no mercy is expected (shield and sword emojis)!

We fought like crazy when we were kids but now we are almost best friends (at least from my side, otherwise I’m still kicked out of my brother’s room within 5 min of entering). I never knew this bond would grow so much. As I explained in my blog on Life as an Indian Daughter (if you haven’t here you go- Part-1 and Part-2), I might be a slave to my younger brother but I would gladly be like this forever. 

Just being around siblings is a vibe because their mood can make or break your day too. Now that I am in my 20’s, spending time with him has become the best part of my day (including random slaps here and there). Even the harsh judgments seem funny (I definitely roast him in return too). And when life makes it complicated we ask either if the other one wants to eat something and we are good to go (star eye emojis). 

We laugh at the weirdest shit possible and have code words and actions that no one understands. And the fact that at any given moment we can go from making fun of our parents together, to  turn against each other and get brownie points from mom and dad, is hilarious in itself.

That is THE MOST ACCURATE REPRESENTATION of me standing at the door of his room!

My brother recently had his farewell and seeing him in a tux made me realize that from dressing him up in my clothes to now actually see him dress up, we are aging pretty quickly. I never thought I would say such good things about him, because he is a monkey in real life. But soon enough we will have our own families and God knows how often we would be able to meet (editing me apologizes for talking like a granny). 

There are siblings who are building businesses together and here my brother doesn’t even want to make a YouTube channel with me (laughing emojis). Tell me wouldn’t you all wanna see us laugh our asses out on reddit memes? And the fact that we throw hands every second but I still go and bother him to gladly get beaten up, means something. 

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Recently my Nani passed away and the moment that I will never forget is her 6 kids in a group hug in front of her photo and saying “We got each other, forever”. It was the most beautiful moment I have ever seen! It is truly the purest form of love. So no matter how much people love being alone, having your blood by your side at all times is a blessing that should be cherished always. 

Journal Time: For all the people with siblings (elder or younger), I want you to write about the best and worst times you have had with them. And also write about things that they unintentionally taught you. Living around them has definitely given you traits that you don’t think about. Let’s uncover that today.

Until next time, Adios Amigos.

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