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Family Roles- Socialization

Standing up for my younger brother

  When I was 15 my parents split up and my mom, little brother and myself moved out and into a town house. A few months into moving my brother at 8/9 years old started to make some friends within the complex.

My little brother has always been a little different than other kids and had a hard time fitting in, always felt outta sorts. So the kids he made friends with either were like him or were more portrayed as leaders and my brother the follower being told what to do. As a kid in society having a hard time fitting in he usually ended up as the one in trouble because he listened to being told what to do in the circle of “friends.” Usually getting in trouble.

   One day my brother was outside playing with the other kids in the complex, they all were getting along great. This little boy began to scream and yell at my brother because Taylor (my brother) just simply wasn't listening to him.

    So Taylor came running to me and told me what was going on.

    As a big sister, I felt like I needed to stand up for my brother, to stand by his side and not allow this kid to boss my brother around. I went over to this kid and asked him to stop being so rude to him because they were friends and friends shouldn't act like that with each other. That if he didn't just play nice I was going to go talk to his parents.

   Thank god a few hours after that they started playing nice again.