Lilith
In the age of 3 my parents came to me and told me that I am going to have a little sister. They did not know her name until her birthday, but that was not really important for me, especially not in this age. I can remember my mind that my parents were very excited and that my mom got a huge belly. At this time I thought she just became fat, because I did not know how people are getting babies. I was still thinking that a stork is bringing baby in a linen sheet.
I really can remember that night she was born. My parents went to the same hospital I was born in, so they left me with a babysitter at home. I was really angry about that, but also very excited.
As they came home I sawmy little sister, which they called Lilith, for the fist time. I loved her from the first moment I saw her. She was so little and looked like a doll. At this point I have to say that I have never had a doll because I never really liked them. But this “doll” was different. She was alive and showed that very well with her loudly cry attacks. It was really annoying but it became better over the years.
We had to share a room and that was totally fine because she was very small and didn't need much space. Like expected she grew and became bigger. She got more clothes and toys and the room became to small for both of us.
That was the time my parents started looking for a new apartment in another residential area of Berlin. They found an apartment near the elementary school I was going to. I was very happy that we moved there because all my friends lived there nearby and I got my own room.
I liked it that I didn't have to share a room with my sister any more because she has always been a little bit messy. Besides I got more privacy which I really needed because I came into the puberty and had other stuff to deal with than my sister.
Within this time I did not spend that much time with her, but that changed a view years later.
The next phase was the phase in which we had many arguments. Almost every conversation ended with a fight. Back then I thought I was totally right in every argument, but now a view years later I realized that the most arguments started because of me. That was very probably caused with the start of the puberty. Another reason was the fact that we had, and we have still, so different personalities. We don’t have the same hobbies or interest, we don’t like the same kind of music, although that had changed the last years.
One year ago she became 12 and started slowly to get into the puberty. I expected that this fact will cause more arguments, but it did not. As against it got better. Sure we did not stop fighting over unnecessary things but we had much less arguments and we had a great time.
Maybe that was influenced by the fact that I was soon going to go to the United States for about 10 month. It made us to enjoy our time together and to live in “peace” at home. We did much together, we went shopping or went to the cinema.
It was an amazing time and our connection to each other became so much better. The negative part is that this time ended as a soon as my exchange year started. We spend the last days before we had to say goodby together and used every single minute of it.
She went to a horse ranch for a week just a view days before I departed. As the day arrived, on which I had to say goodby to her, I could not really realize that I won’t see her for full 10 months, therefore I did not cry. I first realized that fact after she was gone, but I was still in Germany and my parents were able to comfort me.
I know there were times my sister and I did not really get along with each other but nevertheless I never stopped loving her from the bottom of my heart.
At this point I can truly say that she is the best thing that happened to me in my life and I am so lucky that I can call her my sister.
Now a view weeks later I am in the United States and almost used to the life here. But the aspect that I don’t have my family around me is very hard. Thankfully I met many nice people here which are helping me to overcome my homesickness. Before I came here my life in Germany was “normal” and “naturally” for me. I first realized what luck I have had with my friends and especially with my family, as soon as I came here and did not have it anymore.
In the age of 3 my parents came to me and told me that I am going to have a little sister. They did not know her name until her birthday, but that was not really important for me, especially not in this age. I can remember my mind that my parents were very excited and that my mom got a huge belly. At this time I thought she just became fat, because I did not know how people are getting babies. I was still thinking that a stork is bringing baby in a linen sheet.
I really can remember that night she was born. My parents went to the same hospital I was born in, so they left me with a babysitter at home. I was really angry about that, but also very excited.
As they came home I sawmy little sister, which they called Lilith, for the fist time. I loved her from the first moment I saw her. She was so little and looked like a doll. At this point I have to say that I have never had a doll because I never really liked them. But this “doll” was different. She was alive and showed that very well with her loudly cry attacks. It was really annoying but it became better over the years.
We had to share a room and that was totally fine because she was very small and didn't need much space. Like expected she grew and became bigger. She got more clothes and toys and the room became to small for both of us.
That was the time my parents started looking for a new apartment in another residential area of Berlin. They found an apartment near the elementary school I was going to. I was very happy that we moved there because all my friends lived there nearby and I got my own room.
I liked it that I didn't have to share a room with my sister any more because she has always been a little bit messy. Besides I got more privacy which I really needed because I came into the puberty and had other stuff to deal with than my sister.
Within this time I did not spend that much time with her, but that changed a view years later.
The next phase was the phase in which we had many arguments. Almost every conversation ended with a fight. Back then I thought I was totally right in every argument, but now a view years later I realized that the most arguments started because of me. That was very probably caused with the start of the puberty. Another reason was the fact that we had, and we have still, so different personalities. We don’t have the same hobbies or interest, we don’t like the same kind of music, although that had changed the last years.
One year ago she became 12 and started slowly to get into the puberty. I expected that this fact will cause more arguments, but it did not. As against it got better. Sure we did not stop fighting over unnecessary things but we had much less arguments and we had a great time.
Maybe that was influenced by the fact that I was soon going to go to the United States for about 10 month. It made us to enjoy our time together and to live in “peace” at home. We did much together, we went shopping or went to the cinema.
It was an amazing time and our connection to each other became so much better. The negative part is that this time ended as a soon as my exchange year started. We spend the last days before we had to say goodby together and used every single minute of it.
She went to a horse ranch for a week just a view days before I departed. As the day arrived, on which I had to say goodby to her, I could not really realize that I won’t see her for full 10 months, therefore I did not cry. I first realized that fact after she was gone, but I was still in Germany and my parents were able to comfort me.
I know there were times my sister and I did not really get along with each other but nevertheless I never stopped loving her from the bottom of my heart.
At this point I can truly say that she is the best thing that happened to me in my life and I am so lucky that I can call her my sister.
Now a view weeks later I am in the United States and almost used to the life here. But the aspect that I don’t have my family around me is very hard. Thankfully I met many nice people here which are helping me to overcome my homesickness. Before I came here my life in Germany was “normal” and “naturally” for me. I first realized what luck I have had with my friends and especially with my family, as soon as I came here and did not have it anymore.