Brother Hood

Jason Kaye

Mirror Contributing Writer

   There's got to be something wrong here. My brother is small, fat and ugly, perfect for your average day demon. 
   They say brothers should stick together. I say bull. My brother makes fun of me in front of his friends. He does that so he can feel better about himself. On television, brothers always seem so happy together. NOT. My brother and I fight all the time. It is our number-one hobby. My mother says she and her brother got along great. My uncle tells me the truth, he says they fought all the time. 
   Why do siblings fight so much? You can't live with someone that long, your whole life, without complaining about something. Plus it is kinda fun to annoy. If you can't annoy your brother, who can you annoy?
   This does not mean to say we don't play together a lot, hang out with the family, travel as a unit etc. It just means he gets on my nerves and I get on his. 
   If you have the power to annoy, use it well. Only do it when the other party is not armed, or is smaller then you, or if you can outrun them. Be careful not to put yourself in danger, if you intend to annoy. I usually only annoy if someone is making fun of me. Then I retaliate.
   I think my brother hates me. My mother says that is unlikely, but I hear this a lot from brothers and sisters. It seems as if when they get older the hate goes away, but I have seen it flare back up. )
   We are traveling together this week and I helped my brother with his baggage. When it is just us, we stick together pretty good, except when he calls me a pathetic retard and tells me to get lost. My pop told me once...you can pick your friends, but not your relatives. I will just have to make do.

Publisher’s note: While on vacation, my nephew Bryan stayed back at the camp while his brother, Jason, and I went for a walk in the Big Horn Mountains and found ourselves in red rock country at the base of Wolf Creek, surrounded by aspens, grassy meadows and long panoramas. Jason took a look around and said, “I wish Bryan were here to see this.”