I remember when she used to wake me up in the middle of the night to walk with her to the bathroom because she was scared...this was our nightly ritual until she got older ...then when she was about 9 years she fell in love with music and looked forward to listening to the hot 8 at 8 on Q93...one day she looked up at me with those big beautiful eyes and said "Dee what time does the hot 8 at 8 come on?" I fell out laughing and told her to repeat the question to herself and she would find the answer. (it was called the hot 8 at 8 because it came on at 8) That was the easiest question she ever asked me. And I will never forget that moment because I could actually give her a definite answer and that felt good. It was never ever that simple again. As she got older she got into fashion and boys and she had to deal with the jealousy and envy of females, she had to make a decision about where she would attend college, what she should do after college, etc...And as the years progressed forward, the questions got harder and I didn't always have the answer or an answer at all for that matter. But I almost always had an experience of mine to share with her to help guide her towards making the right decision for herself. Having a younger sister made me concious of the decisions that I made in life. I always wanted to be the type of person that my sister could be proud of and look up to. I never realized that all the while and in all my efforts, the one in total admiration was me! She grew up to be the kind of person that I can look up to and for that I am very proud!
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