Old Times Sake!

One of the great advantage of yester years was to have many siblings, that is, many brothers and sisters.

Parents knew that our children will need each other, and more the merrier! Wait a minute, if you think that they will be needed in crisis, well, I do agree.

But what about the times when there are no crisis ? When everyone is hale and hearty? Or to put it more factually, doing well in life!

This is exactly the time when having many brothers and sisters come in handy. What if one did not like the eldest bossy sister and a brother that followed parents or the elder sister all the time?

And then of course the middle sibling had two younger sisters with whom he/she could heartily talk

(mild word) or gossip about how head strong the elder sister was, or how spoilt the brother was!

Better if both were married early in time ! Whoa ! Then one had two more members to say something more about! And thus opened the whole new area of just talk, talk and talk about the family without an inch of guilt.

Think of the possibility of being the youngest in such a family. Such a prerogative, I say, and a special, safe place to be in.

At the end of the day, it is a certainty that youngest are going to be scratch free, with the blame on elder brother, bhabhis, sisters, brother-in-laws and their children.

And of course, one loved siblings the most at any cost – One did not want to lose them or fight with them! It was just a sweet bitching, which was so juicy and fun at any time of the day, in any season and at any age.

Look at the tragedy now – in the recent times. What if there are only two siblings. Such a small parabola of combinations. It can either be two sisters, or one brother and one sisters, or two brothers.

Now a days, it gets too difficult to throw blame whenever and for whatever reason on anyone. And worst is to be the only child. How can anyone blame one’s own self all the time, say bad things, look secretly through the drawers of treasures that the other siblings possessed - May it be a good pen, an expensive dress or a scented letter ?

How would he/she earn that extra money by sending letters or messages or conveying fake dramas of their elder ones? And protect them from parents’ eyes when they badly need a faithful buddy’s help.

If today’s parents had given a little thought about their childhood, and the entertaining times they themselves had enjoyed, they would have realised that a lot of time was given to bickering, bitching, fighting, scolding and thus having fun with more than one siblings.

I am sure all youngies will whole heartedly agree to this theory. Of course, today’s parents will find it a nonsense, by arguing that it is so stressful to bring up ONE child in the first place ! Well, weren’t you just left on your own after being born with your siblings and that’s how you grew up?

And in spite of it, turned out to be such sensible, good looking, caring, obedient, smart, capable and good human beings? I am sure a day will come when close friends will find some idea to unite just to be a big family, and continue with the tradition of fighting, bickering and gossiping to become a big, funny, healthy family!

Or, is it on already ?