Wednesday, October 1, 2008

The closest person to me




When I was told to write about a close person to me the first image that appeared in my head was my adorable little brother.

Before I begin I believe I should mention that I have 2 brothers. The first one is 12 years old and the second one is 4. Obviously I am going to write about the younger one.


When I found out that my mother was pregnant with a little boy I was shocked, I was only 11 years old. Immediately after that, terrible thoughts were going through my mind such as: "Oh my god, my mom won't care about me anymore, she will forget me and my brother and be focused only at the baby". I was also worried about the upcoming presence of another man in the house. How it would affect my relations with my parents and my brother.


When the baby was born my parents named him "Michael" after my grandfather's name. A few days later we celebrated his circumcision in a pretty big ceremony including 150 guests.


The first months were confusing, I didn't feel any feelings for him, maybe because he was very small and had hepatitis and it was impossible to acknowledge him as a human being.


Months were passing by like an eternal fall into a bottomless pit, he was growing up very fast and it became impossible not to like him, he was so cute, so adorable that everyone in the neighborhood knew him and loved him.


A year or so passed and Mike was on his way to the kindergarten for the first time. My mom and grandma accompanied him. I was told he was very nervous and cried like hell but he managed very well later in the day. The kindergarten teachers liked him very much and always claimed that he was very intelligent and smart.


After a few months in the kindergarten almost everyone in the family could define his characteristics. He was a kind, generous, happy, loving person, very friendly and I can go on and on but then I would just repeat myself…


What do I feel about him?

I simply love this person, I accept him with his advantages and disadvantages. He is so innocent that it makes me smile. Sometimes he pisses me off and I just feel I want to him but of course I take it with a smile and laugh after that. I am a big influence on him, he always states that when he grows up he wants to be as strong and smart as me and I am very flattered.

To sum up, there is no person in the world that can dislike him. He is the cutest and most charming person in the world and i hope he will keep it that way in the future.