At what point do we stop seeing our younger siblings as babies who need to be protected? At what point do we begin to see them as adults who can comfortably cater for themselves? If you know the answer to this question, please kindly drop it in the comments.
This post was triggered by watching my little brother become independent.
Some days ago I was forced to see my little brother as an adult and honestly, this new reality feels foreign to me.
My not-so-little brother left for NYSC (one year compulsory service to our country). He was posted to a state far from home and for the first time in his life, he had to travel alone. He didn’t just travel for a few weeks but he was going to be away for a year, a whole freaking year!
As the day drew nearer to his departure, my heart was uneasy and on the day of his departure? I couldn’t hold it together. How did he grow so fast to a point that he’d be gone for a whole year?
We’ve always cared and shielded him, I mean, my sisters and I literally raised him, he is our baby, our one and only brother and for the first time, he was going to be gone for a long time and far away from home.
While the rest of the world sees a young man with a baritone voice, my sisters and I see a baby that needs to be protected at all costs.
Everyone keeps seeing that he needed to go out there and discover his path, he’s all grown, he needed the change of environment but it’s so hard to live with the fact that he’d be gone for so long.
My little brother is the sweetest and kindest person I’ve ever known. Though the youngest, he always played the role of the man of the house, putting our needs before his and making sure we are always happy. He’s nurturing and sweet, too sweet for his own good.
Today is day 2 of his departure and he has issued us a warning to stop calling him constantly or risk being blocked😂😂 our little boy is trynna be tough, so yeah, we are learning to accept the fact that he’d be just fine on his own. Though tough, but yeah, we are winging bit!🥰
While we get used to this new development, we pray that the universe and everyone out there be kind to him.
Do you have younger siblings? At what point do you stop seeing them as babies? I’d love to read your thoughts in the comments.
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