My Sis... I mean.. Bother...

That is not a typo...

What is it like being the younger sibling?

Being the older sister, I've always wished I had more guidance.

Dad would often say,
"Why can't you have your brother's character and your brother have yours?"

Sorry Dad... I'm not about to allow myself to become more 'girly' than I already am.

It's true.

I have an extremely sensitive brother.

It is his exam period now and still he refuses to sit and revise.
If he was really good in his studies, I would not mind, but he is NOT.
Worse still, my parents expect me to monitor his studies.
I am not about to allow him to play his academic life away, so I am a pretty strict tutor.

We usually have conversations like that...

Jem: "I'm going to take a break."
Me: "But you just had your break 5 minutes ago...so sit your arse back down"

Jem: "I've finished studying"
Me: "Fine... Can you promise me at least 95% in your test?"
*Jem sits back down*

I had a shock today though...
I had just quizzed him on Chromatography and he failed it miserably...
He went off to revise the chapter.
5 minutes into his revision, he said "I'm going to close my eyes for awhile"

30 minutes later, I walked into my room very silently, only to find him gaming!

Me: "How long have you been in here?"
Jem: "5 minutes..."
Me: "IT'S BEEN OVER 30 MINUTES!"
Jem: "..."
Me: "Fine... you think you're ready for your exams? Can you get 100% in Geog, Chem and POA? If you can't, YOU'RE NOT READY!"

I stormed out of my room.

5 minutes later, he slams into his seat, and bangs his textbook on the glass table.

I was about to tell him off when I realise that he was crying!

Was it that bad?
I promise you, I only said what I stated above.
I see no reason for him to cry at all.

You know... being the elder sibling is no fun sometimes...
I wish I had an older brother...
I wish I had a twin...