My Sister

by Liam Rust

This is not a picture of my sister, but this is what she sent when I asked for one.
(It's a character from Twisted, in case you're wondering)

Having a sister is great. In lots of media, they tend to depict them as mean or annoying. From my personal experience with an older sister, though, despite the occasional fights, it's nothing like that. She shaped me into the person I am today. We bonded with each other throughout childhood. Here are just a few examples of this:

When I was young, my sister and I used to watch videos on YouTube (Just a side note, remember old YouTube? It was a great time). Anyways, she found a channel that did Lets Plays, which were basically playthroughs of games with commentary. She introduced me to them, and I started watching them. This would start my path to who I am today, as this introduced me to video games, and would later lead me to my interest in technology in general. This is just one of the many times that she practically changed my course in life.

We also had a lot of fun. We messed around with the Photo Booth application on our family Mac, and made little video sketches and funny photos. As we grew up, we also introduced each other to new things. I showed her video games I played, and she showed me music she was listening to and shows she was watching. Yes, we had our fights (especially if we got too competitive when playing games), but we became really close.

Nowadays, though we are a lot older, it's a very similar situation. Recently, when she's been home from college, she's been showing me musicals (such as The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals and Twisted, would recommend), and we've been playing games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. When she's not home, we send each other memes and voice chat.

I don't know how my life would be without my sister. It would definitely be worse. No one to talk with when no one else would understand. No one to play games with when your friends are busy. No one to help you along the path of childhood. She was, and still is, an essential part of my life.