The Only One
Woman in the Middle | October 3, 2012Brother Dear, Bro for short, turns 61 today. That means that 51 years, one month, and 22 days ago I entered his life, for good, bad, or otherwise. The family story, which he repeated to me recently, was that he wanted a brother or sister very much, because all of his friends had one. At ten he may not have realized that Mom and Dad had tried very hard to give him just such a sibling, but things has not gone very well at all. But 51 years ago,things were a little different. Mom was just about two months away from producing that long-awaited brother or sister. They didn’t know at the time that I would be making my grand entrance two weeks early. Here is hoping he hasn’t regretted that desire for a sibling oh so long ago!
This time last year he was still recovering from extensive surgery and the aftermath. Now, on this birthday, he is back at work full-time, getting on with life. Yeah!
What a long and winding road we have been on together, these many decades, brother dear. Love you and happy, happy birthday!
I love stories with happy endings!