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Three Sisters

Last post was Mom's turn this one is for my sisters.

So to start off I have 3 sisters, well technically 4 and 2 of them are called Tracey. Confused? Yep so was I, but I only know 3 so this is for them.

I realised from the last post that whilst I pinpoint one or two things that I have learned from people, it's never an exhaustive list. And the list here is not exhaustive either. 

I am the youngest! The only boy! I have been teased, scared half to death and left in a laundry basket so that they can go out with their friends, but I have also had hugs, and kisses and felt pride from them 🤮

The eldest is Debra Churchill 

My "little" big sister. 

What I have learned the most from Debbie is that it is much cooler to be yourself than to try to be someone who you are not and it's perfectly okay to love you are! She's also taught me how to embarrass others - in a fun way - which of course I have used on my kids. Debbie if you're not sure what I'm talking about, think birthdays and lipstick!

Next is Tracey Siever 

The fiery one!

I think I can attribute a LOT of my rebelliousness to Tracey. She will not be held back, and neither will I! She taught me how to stand up for myself and how to defend others. That sometimes staying quiet is not an option! Being controversial sometimes is the only way to open much needed channels of communication!  Many of you will know that I use this last thing a LOT! 

And last but not least is Samantha Adams 

The mystical one. 

We are closer in age but she will always be older than me (sorry Samantha but that's just a fact!).

Samanth ( 😉 ) taught me how to look inward. That there is more inside AND outside than we truly see! I also learned that you cannot begin to teach something to something without first experiencing it. Lessons would just be empty words! I'm able to to be introspective because she was.

Whilst we all had our fair share of bickering, all of them taught me that staying calm in an argument pisses people off more than you actually winning it 🤣

Again, I don't say it out loud but I love you all x

Now there is no worrying circumstance as to why I have written this and I haven't lost my mind (much), I just want to start something new. Are you with me?  

Please feel free to tag me in your appreciation posts you make for others if you'd like to, or not, it's cool and if this kind of thing annoys you, or makes you feel sick, please feel free to block or unfriend me, there'll be no hard feeling towards you 🙂 

I hope you all have a great day and I'll be back with more names soon x 

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