Little Sister’s Stressed

My mom went to visit Philippines last March 15 with my eldest sister, Jehann (aka Ate Jeng) for my mom’s annual break (from us, she said). With my mom being not around (and the 2nd oldest), I decided to check up on my other siblings (meaning my brothers and my youngest sister) from time to time. So I rang up my little sis, Jenika (aka Jek), to find out how they are doing.

As usual, Jek was her usual bubbly and talkative self. She was telling me that Supre has a sale and also what my mom bought her in the Philippines. She told me that she’ll be getting 4 shoes and a jacket (but she’s not sure whether she’ll like it since Ate Jeng was the one that chose the style).

After all the chatter, she told me that she can’t sleep at night. Concerned, I asked why. She replied that she usually lay in bed thinking what she’s gonna cook tomorrow and whether it will rain or not and whether she should hang the laundry outside or inside etc etc. Mind you, she’s only 13.

I was laughing. I just find it so funny that a 13 year old will worry about things like that. And then she told me that she won’t be a good mom since she couldn’t plan properly. At that point, I completely lost it.

Anyway, just to make her feel ok, I told her that she doesn’t have to think and lose sleep because of these things. And she replied saying that it’s my mom’s fault for leaving her with 3 hopeless males who do not even know how to feed themselves (2 brothers aged 19 and 22 and my dad who’s 55).

I think my sister is learning, at a very young age, how hopeless men usually are