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In 2022 I found out I was going to be having a baby brother in June. I really wasn’t sure how to feel I never had a sibling. I had been an only child for 14 years plus he was going to be a half-brother. I had wanted a brother for so long although I had also been an only child for so long I didn’t really want another sibling. It was complicated for me because of how my family was. I had been an only child for 14 years is a huge age gap to have a new sibling. In the beginning, I didn’t really want a sibling I felt confused. I was fine with just being an only child. Having a half-sibling is different than fully being related not that it matters but it is different. Knowing I would only see him on the weekend when I went to my dads is different than seeing him everyday.

I was very unsure how to feel about having a new sibling. My feelings were so mixed up I felt like my life had just been flipped upside down with this news. The beginning I really didn’t care much as months went by it was a little more exciting. As it got closer to June I was super excited. I finally got a brother just like I was hoping. Being tranquil for the day he was born was hard but it was a good lesson to show that you have to be tranquil for things you’re thrilled about because in the end its a good outcome. It seemed like forever since I found out I was getting my first-ever sibling.

Being patient is really hard for me since I was really young I’ve never been one to be patient. I want things to just happen and not wait so waiting 9 months to meet my baby brother was hard. In the middle of the night of May 31st, they went into the Hospital. I was starting to get super excited to finally meet my baby brother. Even though I was thrilled I was still really tranquil because I knew It could take a while. I went to bed that night hoping to get photos, texting my dad to see if he had been born yet. I went to school and didn’t really think about it much. At about 9 am on June 1st I got a text saying he had been born at 8 I had gotten a few photos. I felt so ecstatic about him finally being born he was finally here. A few days passed and I had been excited but really patient I went over to my dad’s house Thursday night and got to meet him for the first time. I got to hold him for the first time

It was the best feeling in the world I was so happy and ecstatic about having a new sibling. I was patient enough to wait 9 months to meet my baby brother. Having to wait 9 months for my baby brother to be born was a great way to learn patience.

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