To be a big sister is to stop being. You stop playing the same, you stop worrying about yourself first, to take care and protect someone else. Being a big sister makes you mature faster, understand things before your time and give up your place many times.
To see Ammy being a big sister, is to remember my childhood, she was the oldest of 4 siblings, many times I had to take care of them, give them a bottle and have to stop playing to take care of them, to stop worrying about me, to become the brave one who protected them. Seeing her makes me feel very proud of the little girl I was one day and even though she has not had so many responsibilities, it makes me happy to see her love and empathy for her younger siblings.
Nowadays when little Joaquin falls, gets hit or something happens to him and I am busy or far away, he runs to his older sister so she can hug him, touch him and even give him a kiss, she does it with much affection, sometimes she laughs at how spoiled her little brother is and also helps if there is a wound that needs to be treated. She also holds her brother's hand to walk together and includes her sister in what they do.
Being a big brother carries with it an unacquired, unsolicited responsibility, but in the end it makes you grow, mature and be better, thanks to the little ones who gave you that title.
Ser hermana mayor, es dejar de ser. Dejas de jugar igual, dejas de preocuparte primero por ti, para cuidar y proteger a otro. Ser hermana mayor te lleva a madurar más rápido, a entender cosas antes de tiempo y a ceder tu lugar muchas veces.
Ver a Ammy siendo hermana mayor, es recordar mi infancia, era la mayor de 4 hermanos, muchas veces me tocó cuidarlos, darles un biberón y tener que dejar de jugar para cuidar de ellos, tener que dejar de preocuparme por mi, para convertirme en la valiente que los protegía. Verla me hace sentir muy orgullosa de la niña que un día fui y aunque ella no le ha tocado tener tantas responsabilidades, me hace feliz ver su amor y empatía por sus hermanos menores.
Actualmente cuando el pequeño Joaquín se cae, golpea o le pasa algo y yo estoy ocupada o lejos, él corre hacia a su hermana mayor para que ella lo abrace, lo sobe e incluso le dé un beso, ella lo hace con mucho cariño, a veces se ríe de lo consentido que es su hermanito y también ayuda si hay que curarles alguna herida. También le da la mano a su hermano para caminar juntos e incluye a su hermana en lo que hacen.
Ser hermano mayor conlleva una responsabilidad no adquirida, no solicitada, pero que al final te hace crecer, madurar y ser mejor, gracias a los pequeños que te dieron ese título.
