Admiring My Sister

Admiring My Sister
By: Cassi Hemmingson

My sister, Krysta, is someone who is very responsible and kind and she is someone who has always been there for me. When we were young we were always together because I had no one else to be around, and that is why we are so close. She is someone who has influenced my life and been a huge part of who I am today.
Many of the basic things I use today, I learned from my sister. Reading, tying my shoes, and applying makeup were some of the things she taught me when we were younger. She is three years older than me and I think she was just looking out for me and helping me out.
There are more than just the basic things that she has taught me. Being a good friend is something that is very important to her, and it is something that she has always wanted me to know. We would talk about how her friends would act around her and the things that they would do. She would tell me how important it is to treat my friends nicely and with respect.
Krysta, having always been there for me, has helped me through many of hard times. Whether they were physical or emotional, she has always been there for me. Once when I was younger, I fell off my bike and ended up with a black eye. Because my mom was with my brother, Krysta was the one who got the ice to put on my eye and helped me to stop crying. After that there was the time when my grandpa died, with who I was very close to. For some reason I couldn’t cry at the funeral, but when I was at home and in bed, I couldn’t stop crying. So Krysta and I stayed up all night talking about how we would miss him and sharing memories of him.
Being ones self and being an individual is something she would always tell me that is important. There were days I would come home crying or just really sad because I was teased for what I wore. I’ve got to admit it isn’t a good feeling being teased about what I wore when I was only in third or fourth grade. Krysta told me to ignore them and not care what they think because what I thought was all that mattered. Wearing what I wanted didn’t matter to those who were my real friends and that people would like me for me. That lesson was very important to me when I was younger.
My sister told me this story about her friend who one day asked Krysta how she knew when she was in love. At first Krysta didn’t know what to say because when someone is really, truly in love, they will know it or just feel it in their heart. That was her response to her friend. Even though that wasn’t really directed towards me what she said really meant a lot to me because I’m young and I still get to look forward to being in love.
My sister is the person I look up to and admire and these are a few of the important and meaningful lessons she has taught me.