Episode description
They said that Family is the smallest unit of the society and the closest group to us.
Especially during the previous lockdown. They are literally close to us since we were locked up in a small environment with them.
I have watched a lot of videos on YouTube showing people who reconnected with their family and some who experienced the other way around.
I remember staying with my family during the lockdown where I have to deal with my brother whom I am always annoyed of however, he is also the same person I considered as the apple of my eye.
That sounds cringey, but I have to admit.
And I believe he's not going to say the same thing because ever since we were young, he always got beaten, blamed or hurt because of the things that were actually my fault. I think, that's common to siblings.
I guess the reason why I considered him as my favorite person in the family is because despite all the bad things I did, hurtful words I said and pranks that I played on him, he still treated me kindly.
Let me give you more examples.
When we were still young, I pranked him by putting a chili inside a round chip and gave it to him. He cried to death after eating it and told my mom about it. Since I am the youngest, my mother got angry...not to me but still to him. I know... you are now thinking how bad I was as a kid.
But it didn't end there. There were still lots of things that he should be angry for but he chose not to.
When we finished college, he got his job in a hotel and always brought food to us. Aside from that, he also cooks the meal, cleans the house and even do the laundry.
However, I felt bad for him when he lost his job and I started working. Our relatives always tease him offensively for not having a job and telling him that I'm better since I am earning money. He even felt it more when my mom always cooks and cares for me whenever I arrive home. I even heard him saying "She doesn't usually cook food unless you're here. She never does that whenever I am here." That made me realize that their jokes and actions offended him.
I can see that he is starting to be frustrated and disappointed about himself.
I started to reflect on the bad things that I'm still doing even now that we are old. I keep on yelling at him, hanging up in his calls(especially when I'm at the peak of my temper), and even not doing some of his favors though his doing the opposite of these things to me. Because of this I am starting to act as a good sister as I should be. I have witnessed how he was mistreated by other because of his current situation and his gender. Yes... my brother is gay and he usually got bullied and mistreated because of that. So as much as possible I tried showing my love by supporting him in his passion and everything that he's doing.
I know you can relate to my story since you have done these bad things to your parents or siblings once in your life. So this will serve as a reminder for you to reflect on your actions and take the chance to do good deeds to them while you still have time.
How about you? Who's the apple of your eye in your family? Tell me the reasons why he/she deserves to be.
I challenge you to be creative in using these words
1. Apple of the eye - a person or thing that someone loves very much; favorite
2. Cringey - (adj) causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
3. To death - a lot