Facebook: bringing people together
Last week was a great week.
The higlight? Getting in touch with someone I havent had contact with for about a decade. She’s smart, beautiful and into sports. She’s been through some of the same things I have and even though we’ve never been very close, she’ll always be a part of me.
She’s my sister. Like every family these days, my family has had problems. None of us are perfect but the past of my family could never be shown on the family channel. Or Lifetime. Definitely not Jerry Springer but maybe HBO. Which saddens me because I never got to have a decent brother-sister relationship with her. When we would see eachother we never had any conversations that went beyond the surface so I suppose I really don;t know her and she doesn’t know me. I’m hopeful for that to change but at the same time, I don’t want to force an unwanted relationship upon her.
I mean, I’m not going to show up at her door and ask for missed birthday presents or start dating her friends or anything like that, I’m just hoping to get to know her. It’s unfortunate that what happened, happened but I think we’re both grown up enough to set aside the past and move forward. So far, she feels more like a cousin than an actual sister and I’m not sure if it will ever be any different. Like I said, we’re both grown up, doing out own thing and seperated by about 2000 miles.
So maybe it’s the beginning of a new start. Someone else I can welcome into my life… or maybe not, I don’t know.
But I’m hopeful.
April 26th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Wow, a decade? That’s a pretty long time. Is she an older sister or younger? I know my brother and I don’t get along perfectly, but I couldn’t imagine him not being a part of my life for TEN years!
Definitely keep staying in touch with her. You’ll both appreciate it in the long run.
April 26th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Hopefully it is the start of a great relationship. Y’know, I found out I had a half-brother through MySpace. Gotta love social networking media!
April 27th, 2009 at 3:18 am
Wow!! 10 years is a long time!! I hope it works out the way you want it! X
April 27th, 2009 at 9:27 am
I hope it all works out for you - I can’t imagine not being close to my sister.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
I wonder if my brother and I will be like that. We never talk, because almost every conversation degenerates into an argument. I keep hoping he’ll grow up and be someone I’d want to talk to, but… I don’t know. I could easily see this happening to us.
April 29th, 2009 at 6:37 am
I don’t know the details of your situation but at the end of the day, she is family and it’s great that you’re both able to move on from the past and try to form a relationship.
May 1st, 2009 at 9:35 pm
The fact that there are possibilities now is probably the best thing of all.
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