Were you happy to have siblings?

I was almost 16 when my sister was born. I was so used to being an only child that I was PISSED when my mom had my sister. I think our age gap made it hard for us to connect, no 16 year old is really interested in an infant and as I got older, I lacked interest in toddlers. But I would say around 7 I started viewing her as a person, that may sound harsh.

I did sing to calm her as an infant, she loved itsy bitsy spider and I’ve always loved her. I just felt disconnected, and only started building a real human connection at 7. That’s when I learned she was pretty cool. She turns 10 this year.