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What's life without you? by dianelson

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· @dianelson ·
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What's life without you?
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In my twenty one years of existence, I've experienced loads of surprises.
But I had to ask myself, *Which of them was the biggest surprise of my life?*.
At first nothing came to mind then it hit me.

![pexels-photo-4712009.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dianelson/23xeZ6Ua2Wq2QZty62CdBFXD1zGWaK4H5wk1C59xAzQdgnS4jzJojymgCGCjxdtWKePGU.jpeg)
[Shocker](https://www.pexels.com/photo/girl-in-black-and-white-striped-long-sleeve-shirt-4712009/)
I don't think I can ever writing stories centered around my childhood because I had an amazing one.
The biggest surprise I got was the news that there was a little baby growing in my mother's tummy.
I think it came as a shock to me at that time because I didn't know where babies came from and I didn't understand why we needed one of them.
I will admit I felt betrayed. I might have even hatched numerous plans in my head on how I would ship him off to another state.
I'm grateful I never had the means to actualize it.

A few months into the pregnancy, I had to stay at home due to an unfortunate injury that left me scarred me for life. 
I like to see the positive sides of things, So I saw it as an opportunity to bond with the unknown creature growing in my mother's tummy. At that time it was just my mother and I, my senior brother was in boarding school and my dad travelled for work.

I didn't know the baby yet but I was sure of one thing. I loved him already. 
By then we had discovered the gender. I had even tried to learn baby language so I would be able to communicate properly with him once he was born.

On the twenty fifth of June 2010, my little brother was brought into this world. I refused to go to school just so I could welcome him.
My little Netherland. I won't lie, even though I loved him, I was still envious. Everyone gasped and cooed on how beautiful he was.
For a moment I felt neglected.
I was just being an overly paranoid little girl and as it turned out, there was enough space for me in the picture.

![pexels-photo-4409279.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dianelson/23wgFYwick9YYqndCVvrgfb3doBtbFKc1Hkc45TVyJ5KWjqqTQJAsLkvBSjZ7qLsbeKk6.jpeg)

[Source](https://www.pexels.com/photo/happy-little-boy-crawling-on-sheet-4409279/)

As the years passed, Netherland grew into a mini pain. It made me wish I had made good on my plans to ship him away.
From my cute little brother who I adored so much, he became the annoying little pest that I couldn't get rid of. 
The biggest surprise had come and the only thing I could think of was making a surprise package out of him.

In the recent years, things have become better. I guess it was just phases because now I don't want to figuratively murder him half of the time.
He is more like a male best friend.
He helps me decide which clothes to wear and how to wear my hair.
I love how much our relationship had progressed. I couldn't have asked for a better movie and my story animated (MSA) partner.

I know the relationship isn't perfect. You can't expect to find perfection anywhere but I love my brother very much. If you want to get on my bad side, all you have to do is do something that makes him sad.
I'm always one for surprises. Definitely not the bad and I'm happy that the biggest surprise of my life came as my little brother.
In all honesty, I can't imagine my life without him.

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@balikis95 ·
Wow, such an amazing surprise from your parents. I am glad you both got along well.
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@dianelson ·
Me too... Thanks for reading ❀️
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@balikis95 ·
You are welcome dear.
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@kingsleyy ·
>By then we had discovered the gender. 

2010, your parents were aware of the knowledge of detecting gender of a baby? That's wonderful.

My parents gave birth without knowing a jot of these things πŸ™‡
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@dianelson ·
>2010, your parents were aware of the knowledge of detecting gender of a baby? That's wonderful.

Of course, we had even started planning baby names months before.

>My parents gave birth without knowing a jot of these things πŸ™‡

Is that why you're like this?πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
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@kingsleyy ·
>Is that why you're like this?πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Lol🀣. I won't blame my parents Sha, it's the kind of knowledge they were exposed to, it's hardly to see people doing these medical principles in villages...in those days
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@princessbusayo ·
Wow, Netherland.... what a strange but cute name. This is my first time hearing a name of a person and not a country. Lol
I can relate to how you felt when your mom had her pregnancy, in one way, you feel happy you will have a baby soon and in another way, you feel you would be neglected if the baby comes to earth. I can see he is such a wonderful brother to you. 
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@dianelson ·
πŸ˜‚... Actually his name is Joshua.
But everyone calls him Netherland a nickname I gave him. Might I add that I saw the name in my dream?🌚

 I can see he is such a wonderful brother to you.

Only reason I haven't shipped him off yet.
Thank you. I really appreciate you taking the time out to read and comment ❀️
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@theinkwell ·
In the end it’s lovely that you were able to connect to your little brother. There’s an honesty to your piece that many would find difficult to articulate. However, you’ve managed to accomplish a sense of wistfulness that places the feelings you had in a satisfying perspective.  


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@timix648 ·
Hmmm this is heartwarming and relatable...it amazing how the biggest surprises in life can end up being the greatest gifts πŸ‘πŸ‘
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@dianelson ·
One of the perks of living. All we hope for is that the twists are in our favor.. Thanks for stopping by😊😊
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@wanderingmoon ·
It's great that the two of you get along so well. I still occasionally wanna ship my little sister to a foreign country, and we are in our forties. 😁😁🀣🀣🀣
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@dianelson ·
 > I still occasionally wanna ship my little sister to a foreign country, and we are in our forties

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”

I can't lie and say sometimes I don't still think about it.
But siblings were made to annoy each other. In all honesty, we can't help but love them.
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@wanderingmoon ·
True. 
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