My parents had all their children very close in age. I am the oldest, 22 months later they had my sister and 26 months after that they had my brother. There is a lot to be said about having siblings so close in age. Now that we are in our 20's (or very close to it) the gap is starting to close and we are beginning to realize how close in age we really are. An odd added benefit of this is it keeps me in touch with where I was two and four years ago. This serves a double purpose of keeping me humble and reminding myself that I wasn't always the mature responsible individual I am now, and it helps me see how far I've come in two short years.
This is really affecting me right now. I live with my sister so the comparisons happen in my mind constantly. She will say something that I think to myself sounds a little immature and I immediately think about whether I would have said the same thing two years ago; the answer is almost always yes. The more this happens the more I think "have I really grown up so much in two years?" I have but my next question is "should have I grown up so much in two years?" That is a question I will continue to puzzle over.
I would love a sibling that was that close to my age. My father never married my mother, and they split before I was born, and 3 years ago, I ended up with a half brother. Being 20 years older than he is, I feel like we'll never have a bond like you have with your siblings. Definitely cherish it!
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