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To My Sister on Her Birthday
I wish things were different
Facebook notifications reminded me that today is your birthday. I hardly look at the calendar anymore so I never really know the exact date these days. But today is a special day.
It’s your birthday.
I know this is always a happy day for you, and I’m sure today, this year, is no different than any other. You will celebrate with your husband and family. All your friends and family will wish you a happy birthday.
But this year, I won’t.
I did last year but I don’t think you even noticed. My birthday came and went last year, as did Christmas, New Year’s Eve and other special days and I didn’t hear one word from you.
I can take a hint. You clearly don’t want to hear from me again. I get it. I don’t like it, but I get it. It makes me sad. Breaks my heart even. I actually think about you every day. But you don’t know that. You probably don’t even care.
That’s cool. Well, not really but it is what it is.
The old days
I have very fond memories of you. You were always my favourite sister. The one I always looked up to. You were the sister I always went to when I had a problem.
