Today is my sister Roberta‘s birthday. Yay Roberta.
On her blog, Roberta does “birthday odes.” As it happens, I have never mastered the art of silly rhyme. So, no ode.
But here’s the thing. Take two people who are really intuitive, really get each other, love to talk, love to interact, and are sisters, and they will be very close, and really love each other. Take two people who are both very verbal, very in-your-face, have intermittently functioning mouth-brain filters, are sarcastic, strong, interesting, challenging, dynamic, and exciting, and they will surely fight and have conflict.
And here are my sister and I. We love each other. We get each other. We enjoy talking with each other. We’ve had spectacular, scary conflicts. And often I am on tiptoes with her because I am, in fact, scared of that level of conflict. I feel ill-equipped for it. Which is stupid, because in fact, Roberta and I are probably way better equipped than most for handling conflict in a grown up way. Also, it’s worth it, because she’s amazing, and because we’re both amazing and we want and deserve and get huge value from a good relationship.
So here’s to Roberta, born on the same day as Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Azaria, and Al Pacino. She is smart, funny, interesting, pretty, and sings like an angel. She is difficult. It is possible that the fact she is difficult makes her even more worthwhile and more wonderful to know. I’m glad she’s my sister. Happy Birthday.
Though I’m sorry for me just because I am single
My birth-morn was brightened when Deb made my phone jingle
And though no doubt, of late, I have been in a fog
I am tickled to receive this non-birthday-ode blog!
See? Like that.
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She is indeed pretty darn terrific. You’re very lucky she’s your sister.
Happy Birthday to Roberta! I hope it’s the beginning of all good things.
> So here’s to Roberta, born on the same day as Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Azaria, and Al Pacino.
She’s got those people? All I got was Carol Burnett and Chernobyl…
I’ve got Audrey Hepburn and the Kent State Massacres.
Hey Cathy, you’ve also got Jet Li, Joan Chen, I.M. Pei, Gracie Allen, Stevie Nicks, and John James Audobon.
Happy birthday!
I love that I not only have Ella Fitzgerald, but that I am sandwiched between Barbra Streisand and Carol Burnett.
Thanks all!