Looking back at my childhood, there's many memories I have that I couldn't think about, but when looking more deeply, I've realized my childhood was shaped by my sister, Kira, and living in NYC. One day my mom, my sister and I went shoe shopping at Payless, we were helped by a saleswoman tirelessly continued to go to the back of the store to exchange sizes, styles and colors of our shoes. Every time she left, my sister and I would switch places on the stone-cold, wooden bench before she would return. The saleswoman's small amount of ignorance made her job just a bit more difficult because she couldn't distinguish between the two of us. At that time, I had no idea what any of it could mean, but then it was just one of the silly things I did with my sister.
From the beginning, to the present.
Growing up, there was always confusion between my sister and I because people always assumed we were twins because we were both Chinese girls, around the same age. Although we went to an endless amount of workshops to "assimilate" and find other people who have been through a similar adoption process, no one will understand as well as my sister. We've grown up doing the same things; dance, gymnastics and karate, just to name a few. All of the memories I have involve me and Kira. She's a pain but she's MY pain.
I have to say, the connection between your sister and you is very interesting, and not something I could understand. Aside from not having to "assimilate" as you put it, I was born an only child, and can't imagine what it's like to have a sibling. But thank you for your insight into what having a sibling is like.
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Thank you for such a nice comment. Having a sibling is great, I actually have two more!
DeleteThis is so sweet and touching. You and Kira are the cutest and even though I know you aren't twins and everything you two are some of the closest sisters I have ever met, what you guys have is really great. And I love the finishing sentence!
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