We siblings complain about it from time to time, but the truth is that we all love it. It keeps us connected as a family, keeps us close in a time when it’s easier than ever to stay connected, but difficult to get close to someone.
Linnea: It’s Emma’s turn to do the dishes, isn’t it?
I chuckle at her deviousness. Emma is at work, surrounded by twenty or so preschoolers, and checks her phone only on her breaks.
Adrian: I vote yes.
Linnea: Good, then it’s settled.
I can almost hear her pleased cackle in my mind.
Adrian: We’re so dead.
Linnea: Yes, we are.
Adrian: We love you, Emma.
Linnea: You’re my favorite sister, Emma.
Linnea: Think that will get us out of trouble?
Adrian: Sadly no.
Linnea: Gotta get back to studying. Don’t freeze to death, big brother.
Adrian: I won’t. I’m g
