Ignore him, Liz. He is a teenager. It is not cool to be emotional and sentimental. The huge difference between you and Mike was that you were born in a hospital so Mike saw his mom with a baby belly and came back home with a baby in her arms and no baby belly. You, on the other hand, saw your sister born. You have that special bond with April, always. You feel you are more than a sister.
It was the other way around for me & my baby brother. I was 8. I didn’t want a baby sibling because it meant a) I wouldn’t be the youngest any more; and b) we needed to move to a bigger house & I didn’t want to move. I resented him for about a week…but we grew to be incredibly close & were unbreakable until the day he died.
Lynn’s Comments: I had my son in the early 70s. They took him away and washed him and I didn’t get to hold him for a long time. Five years later when I had my daughter, things had changed. I held her immediately. They didn’t take her to be weighed and checked out until we had been with her for over an hour. That was a wonderful experience. That was the way it should be done!
OFF THE SUBJECT : I just received an email from our prayer chain coordinator with the news that a friend of one our members was hospitalized with the COVID-19 virus and is now home and recuperating. I thought we all could use some good news for a change!
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
ouch
LeeCox almost 5 years ago
And deep down, you still do, Michael, even though you’ll never admit it at this stage of your life!
capricorn9th almost 5 years ago
Ignore him, Liz. He is a teenager. It is not cool to be emotional and sentimental. The huge difference between you and Mike was that you were born in a hospital so Mike saw his mom with a baby belly and came back home with a baby in her arms and no baby belly. You, on the other hand, saw your sister born. You have that special bond with April, always. You feel you are more than a sister.
mavinminx almost 5 years ago
I give Michael credit for pouring a glass of milk instead of guzzling it right out of the carton.
stillfickled Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Brat!
Ninette almost 5 years ago
A night of realizations for Elizabeth.
jpayne4040 almost 5 years ago
You may think it wears off after a while, but it really doesn’t.
Wren Fahel almost 5 years ago
It was the other way around for me & my baby brother. I was 8. I didn’t want a baby sibling because it meant a) I wouldn’t be the youngest any more; and b) we needed to move to a bigger house & I didn’t want to move. I resented him for about a week…but we grew to be incredibly close & were unbreakable until the day he died.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Yeah, I understand that babies get old fast. Ha.
masnadies almost 5 years ago
Lynn’s Comments: I had my son in the early 70s. They took him away and washed him and I didn’t get to hold him for a long time. Five years later when I had my daughter, things had changed. I held her immediately. They didn’t take her to be weighed and checked out until we had been with her for over an hour. That was a wonderful experience. That was the way it should be done!
elainefmexico almost 5 years ago
Big brothers can be such a Nudge!
DaveQuinn almost 5 years ago
For those in the know, even though Mike teases Liz continually, he loves her very much and will always be there for her.
moosemin almost 5 years ago
Don’t forget the second part of Elizabeth’s comment. Michael said he felt that way about her: BOTH parts of her comment!
Linguist almost 5 years ago
My brother was an only child.
summerdog almost 5 years ago
I don’t know about you, but I am wore out from yesterday’s commenting! : )
BluNova almost 5 years ago
Just wait Elizabeth!
mmmmary almost 5 years ago
OFF THE SUBJECT : I just received an email from our prayer chain coordinator with the news that a friend of one our members was hospitalized with the COVID-19 virus and is now home and recuperating. I thought we all could use some good news for a change!