How to Survive Four Siblings

Frozen Hell, a photo by greenfday69 on Flickr.

Having one brother and three sisters who are all older than you has its advantages. I would say that there are also a lot more disadvantages of having four siblings. Sometimes they make my life a living hell. To survive this terrible predicament you need to follow five easy steps.

Step 1. Do not complain about anything. It would only lead to more problems. When you complain, you get to hear some fun stories about how they had it worse. Do not complain about little insignificant things either. One of my sisters is like my second mother because she scolds you if you do something wrong. They will definitely scream at you for being such a whiny little baby.

Step 2. Stay out of their stuff. If you invade their property, they will find you. They'll chase you all over the place and harass you. The good thing about it is that they have to find out which of the other four took it and them make their life a living hell. In that little time they are trying to find the thief, return it as quietly and discretely as possible. Right now I am listening to my 20 year old sister scream and whine about her missing chocolate. Apparently someone took it and she is screaming, "Where is my chocolate, I want my chocolate, GIVE ME MY CHOCOLATE!" Good thing I didn't take it. I believe one of my other sisters ate it. My sister who took it likes chocolate a lot so it probably wasn't safe to leave it where she could find it. It was cookies n cream so I understand why is going insane in the membrane.

Step 3. Don't make your siblings mad. They will eventually get back for what you did. The bad thing is that they can also hold stuff from you. One of my sisters was going to take me to the movies and one day I made her angry. Then she said she wasn't going to take me and we started fighting. Don't worry, it was only verbal.

Step 4. Strike back. If your siblings (mostly guys) starts to punch and beat you up, strike back. Or verbally beat them up. This is usually the result of you being ignorant and not following step 3. So it's all your fault. You got to make sure they don't mess with you again. Avoid being the one who gets pinned down because you are going to have a hard time getting back in control. Make sure you go for the head, that gives a pleasing cry of pain. Just make sure you aren't the one getting hit in the head.

Step 5. Watch out when you sleep. Many times one of my sisters has come into my room while I was asleep, shaken my bed, and yell, "EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKE!" It's not very amusing. My brother, who is 27, has another method of waking me up. He gets on my bed, starts jumping up and down, and then drops himself on top of me. It is really bad for me since he is twice my height. Sometimes my mom doesn't even tell them to wake me up. They just do it because they feel like messing with me. They also take stuff from you while you are sleeping. One of my sisters took something away from me around fall and I barely got it back a couple of weeks ago. It made me angry because I was going crazy trying to find it. That is a good time to put Step 4 into motion.

It shouldn't be so bad but since I am the youngest, they all pick on me the most. Sometimes I think they get together and plan to mess with me. That is when I put Step 4 into action. I'll make their life a living hell.