We have developed a symbiotic relationship that is, frankly, enviable. I do the taxes. She does the heavy lifting. When a spider needs to be removed from the bathroom, I call her. When a text message needs to be crafted to a passive-aggressive aunt, she calls me.
For the first decade of our lives, I was the default winner. I carried the groceries. I won the wrestling matches (mostly because I cheated with tickling). I was the one who climbed the tree to get the frisbee. my younger sister is taller and stronger than me stories
Last Thanksgiving, our cousin brought his new boyfriend, a gym bro who thought he was tough. He saw Jamie and asked, "So, do you even lift, or are you just tall?" We have developed a symbiotic relationship that is,
Then came the summer Jamie turned twelve. I was seventeen. When a spider needs to be removed from