Always Depending on My Sister

I’ve always wanted more out of life because I grew up always depending on my older sister. As I grew up, I wish I was more independent when I was younger. I have an older sister where I had follow her steps as I lived my life.

Growing up, I had my sister do everything for me because I was younger than her. My mother always had her help me through life because since she was older, she knew more than me. My mother would tell her to do my reports and projects for me when I was in elementary school because my mother wanted me to get good grades. I didn’t need to worry about getting my reports and projects done before the due date because my sister is always taking care of that. But I wanted to do it myself because I really wanted to earn and learn from it. I always had to depend on my sister for something like setting up the computer, the TV, or searching for information. I didn’t like depending on her because I want to be independent and do tasks by myself. Sometimes I felt like I was useless because I would get things done for me.

My sister and I are becoming nurses. I go to a different college and I’m taking different courses in our majors. My mother annoys and gets me mad because she tells me that I need to take the same courses she took because she thinks that I don’t know anything about my major. But she doesn’t know that my school has different requirements from her school. She always goes to my sister to tell me what to do because since she is older, she assumes that I don’t know as much as she does. She never listens to me because my sister is always involved in my life and assumes she is always right.

I wish I were less dependent on my sister and more independent because I’m always following my sister’s steps. That’s why I want more out of life because I want to do things myself instead of having someone do it for me. I like to be independent because as I grow up, I won’t need to depend on anyone. I don’t like doing everything my sister does because I’m different from her.