I am an only child so the bond between siblings fascinates me. Growing up, my good friends either had siblings much older or much younger than they were. No one really had a close bond with their siblings. When I got to high school, I met people who had more of a connection with their siblings, but it was always sisters who had this bond. So it fascinates me to watch my children. They are truly each others' best friends. They fight something horrible at times, but, from what I've been told, most siblings do. It's so wonderful to watch Monster and Sunshine interacting. They both have great imaginations and they fall into imaginary play so well together. They always have each other's backs. When Sunshine gets soap in her mouth, Monster is right there to wipe it out (this makes me mad, but it is sweet). When one is crying, the other tries to give comfort. If I threaten to leave Sunshine behind because she's not paying attention, Monster starts to cry because he doesn't want me to leave his sister. If Monster and I happen to go someplace without his sister, he tends to forget to and then freaks out when she's not in the van, and vice versa. Sunshine so wants Monster to be proud of her. First thing every morning if Monster doesn't come to wake her up with me, she gets up and says, "I tell [Monster] I no get out of bed". Everything thing she does she wants to show her brother. And he's great about it. About 1/3 of the time, he ignores her, 1/3 of the time he says something to appease her, and the other 1/3 of the time, he congratulates her and truly shows pride in her. Sunshine wants to be just like Monster. Anything he does, she wants to do. You would think it's just admiration of an older sibling, but it's more. He wants to be with her, too, and wants her to be proud of him. He loves reading stories to her. He's so proud that he can read her stories to her. He draws pictures for her all the time. He includes her in almost everything he does. I'm so proud of them both. The love they have for each other is something I hope lasts a lifetime.
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