I hope
you all enjoyed hearing about my little brother. Now as promised I will be
moving forward, or I suppose backwards, with my posts. While the birth of my
brother was huge, that day was already special for a very similar reason. It
turns out that my two siblings have the exact same birthday, only 16 years
apart. That’s right! My little sister turned 16 on the day that my brother was
born. Technically, I should tell you they are both my half siblings. This is
only in a technical sense though because my sister and I are extremely close.
In this post, I am going to tell you all about my favorite sister. I will talk
about some things she has been through, the person she has become, and things
in her life. I will also put up lots of pictures that she may kill me for
sharing, but as a big sister that is my job.
Who is
my sister? Well, Dakotah Taylor is an amazing young woman. She is my sister
from my mother’s second marriage and was born when I was 9. As an only child, I
tended to be a bit spoiled. But when I learned of my mom’s pregnancy I was
excited in a way only a 9 year old could be. I was never jealous of a new baby
or anything like that. I couldn’t wait for her to come. We put up wall paper in
the nursery and set up her Winnie the Pooh crib to get ready for her. I cannot tell
you much about the day she was born. That was 16 years ago and my memory is not
that good. But I do know that I was allowed to go to the hospital to meet her the
next day. I was recently sent a picture of me holding her, and when you see it
you will notice the huge smile on my face. This little thing was my baby
sister. A real baby, not a doll; though I’m sure my 9 year old brain wanted to
play with her like one. She was a happy child. She was always full of energy and
big smiles. And man was she a ham at an early age. When she started pre-school,
a year early I might add, she was given the nickname Hollywood by her teachers.
This little girl loved to be the center of attention, and had the air of a
star. But she wasn’t just there for the drama. She was the smartest kid in the
world. As I said, she started pre-school early, and once she got to regular school
there was a discussion of whether or not she should skip a grade. We were all
proud of her then, and that was just the beginning.
Dakotah
has not had an easy life. She had lots of family that loved her, but things
were not always that simple and she had to deal with things that a child should
not have had to deal with. I am not going to air my family’s dirty laundry on
the internet, nor am I going to broadcast the details of her life. But I will
say that she has overcome many obstacles to be where she is right now. And
those of us that know her could not be more proud of the person she has become.
She is still extremely smart, incredibly beautiful, and will grow up to be
something amazing. This is a fact I am sure of.
Now I
want to show you guys some pictures of my amazing sister. I have found a bunch
and have picked out my favorites. I have tried to incorporate the important
people in her life as best I can. There are pictures of her with each of her
sisters (while I am the only one from her mom, he dad has 3 other girls – 2 older
and 1 younger than Dakotah). There is one with her oldest sister Caitlin, her
older sister Brittney, and her baby sister Madison. I should add that the love
between Dakotah and Madison is the same as the love between Dakotah and me.
Through circumstances beyond our control, each pair grew extremely close.
Dakotah, while she loves all her sisters, would go to the ends of the earth for
her little sister just as I would for her. There are also pictures of multiple
generations and one of what was at one point her core family. Then I have added
some from when she was small and one of her with her first love and current
squeeze. The pictures show her progression from a cute smiley child to a
beautiful young woman.
So here
are the pictures. And while this post may be a few days late, I just want to
wish Dakotah a Happy 16th Birthday. I am incredibly proud and happy
to have her as a sister and I love her to pieces. Enjoy the pictures and stay tuned
for more….
<3 I Love You Little Sister <3
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