Sisters

Dear Classmate,

This is a picture of me and my sisters.  Tara, on the left is twenty-five and Ali, on the right is sixteen years old.  My sisters are my best friends, but it was not always that way.  When I was younger, Ali and I fought all the time; we never got along and got in arguments about everything from chores to clothes.  On the other hand, I always looked up to Tara because she was so much older than me.  I copied everything she did and constantly wanted to hang out with her, although she never let me.  Now that we are older, we all get along and I would have never expected that to happen, but I am so grateful that we have all matured and learned to appreciate one another.  

Tara, being the oldest has always given me and Ali advice.  Whenever I need an adults perspective, I go to her because I trust her and I can be open with her.  She goes through everything in life before me, so I am able to learn from some of her mistakes.  When Ali and I were younger, Tara acted like our mom whenever our actual mom was at work.  I always looked forward to spending quality time with her. Tara went to Northern Illinois University when I was twelve years old, and I will always remember the day that she moved out. I cried every night because I missed having my big sister at home.  When Tara was gone, I realized that I had to step up and play the “big sister” role for Ali.  Once Ali was in high school her freshman year, and my junior year, is when we became best friends.  We would do everything together and we even had the same group of friends.  People always referred to us as “The Nischbach’s” because we were always together.  We look out for one another and keep each others secrets.  Our parents still always try to get us to dish out information about our siblings, but we never tell on each other.  Ali is one of the most trustful and honest people in my life. She is the only person that will always listen to me talk about anything and never get annoyed, probably because I do the same for her.  I miss both of my sisters so much now that I am away from home!  I hope that I am just as much of a role model to Ali as Tara always has been for me.  Friends come in and out of your life, but you can always count on having your sisters to be there for you whenever you need them the most. 

Sincerely,

Nicole Nischbach