Little brother…
My little brother turns 21 today…I vaguely remember when he was born or at least I remember been dropped at my grandmothers house in what seemed like the middle of the night (Although probably would of been only about 8pm). I was 2 and a half when he was born and don`t remember much except that he was a big fat buddha of a baby (10 pound 10) who constantly sucked his thumb and had a shock of white hair. My brother was born with his thumb in his mouth and at the hospital after he was born a nurse joked that if the pizza man came it would be for him because he looked like he should of been on solids from the word go.
My brother and I got on quite well when we were younger but as he headed into his teenage years our relationship was a little strained. I think all teenage boys go through that grunting stage though? He is ok though, most of the time. I am hoping the older we get the more our relationship will become more adult. At the moment though we still seem to annoy each other too much! Although he took care of a lot while I have been away including supporting both my parents when they separated and also was hear to support them again when my dad had a bad turn in 2004 when I was in Japan on exchange.
He is not so little anymore- he is over 6 ft tall and while I am tall he still towers over me! He came to visit me in Tokyo the first time I was living there as a student. He had just turned 17 and we went to one of my favourite bars in Kichijoji on his first night there and Abe-san, the owner of the bar, said ” So this is your older brother?” and I replied ” no, my little brother” and he took one look at me and one look at him and said “But you are underage which makes him very underage… so am I going to get in trouble for serving him beer? What will your mum say?”. The first time I ever saw snow was the next day, and I got to share it with my brother.
Despite hating piano lessons when he was younger and giving up within the year he has now found his musical talent and taught himself to play the guitar (He is left handed- he taught himself originally on a right handed guitar upside down before getting his own left handed guitar!) and now plays the piano again as well. When I am away in Japan he sends me CD`s and the names of bands to check out so that I don`t lose track of the Australian music scene!
His hair is kept pretty long now. In fact in this shot above we had very similar haircuts- I paid a lot for mine yet his just grew like that and ended up like that because he didn`t cut it!
He has been with his girlfriend for three years now and she is great. They suit each other and she is lovely- in fact her and I probably get on better than he and I do most of the time but at least she keeps me up to date with what is going on with him!
Last night we had a family dinner at a seafood restaurant at Portside. It was so delicious and it was lovely. He did not want a big 21st party or anything so we decided dinner would be best. There was 9 of us altogether. Mum, Dad, me, Paul, Shumpei, Gem (his gf), Gem`s parents and Gem`s little brother. I hope he had a good night also- I think he did
Happy 21st Birthday Paulie! I love you!
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Happy Birthday Lulu’s little brother - I hope he has a fantastic night!!
When my brothers and sister were younger, we fought all the time - you wouldn’t believe how much. But now that we are older, I couldn’t imagine my life without them… trust me, it’s too difficult to lose one of them. Family is so important, and your lucky that you have a good relationship with your brother - even if its not perfect all of the time!
Btw, I didn’t comment on your post the other day about ” because it was a little too close to home - Naoki and I had just had our first BIG fight since we got married about money worries…
Money stress is horrible - worrying how you are going to live, plus be a stay at home mum, plus travel home every year is really worrysome. I’m normally pretty good with money, but Naoki is far better than me and although I can see in the near future, Naoki’s focus is for the ‘future’ future… sometimes our opinions clash a little, although, ultimately, I know that Naoki’s opinion is right…
These photos captured sibling love beautifully, your brother is a sure “hunk” = ) Hope your well today, you are looking cute yourself = ) ( i meant that in a non-weird way) hehe
Happy Birthday Paul!
I agree with Nay, my little brother will by 28 this year (I am 32) and we used to fight A LOT, but after I moved out of home - actually after we both moved out and were living on our own - away from the parents that is - we started getting along really well. He is a real estate agent now and does still sometimes pull the big real estant agent rant (god they love talking) but …
It definately gets better with age - when you can both talk about adult things you have both been through. Graduating (acutally still not adult - or at least I wasn’t ), first real job, rah rah.
What a lovely post, I enjoyed reading about you and your brother. And Happy birthday to your little brother from me as well! : )
I told my brother to check out my blog and ready birthday wishes from strangers! I hope he did! hehe!
Thanks for the comments- I really do love my brother even if we do annoy each other a bit. I think I can still be a bit bossy at times and that is probably part of our problem!
I have a brother who is 25, 3 years younger than me … our relationship was always pretty good but it definitely got better when we got older, I guess by the time I was about 17 or 18 we were able to hang out together and get into trouble together!
Happy Birthday Lulu’s bro!