My sisters are 15 and 12 and don't really need ... a lot. Sometimes Alex needs help with something that's heavy or too high for her to reach. Sometimes both of them need help with homework or want help with projects. Danielle can't wrap a present to save her life. One of the good things about living with a boyfriend is being able to tell my sisters to "Go ask Josh" when they need help.
And they do. And he doesn't mind. I know because he told me once. Plus he's told them. Like the time Danielle stood in front of me waiting until I could stop what I was doing to fasten her necklace for her, and Josh told her, "Hey, I'm sitting here too, ya know."
So in the little-over two months my sisters have gotten used to going to him if I'm not there or there but busy. Maybe this was a mistake. Maybe Josh got too comfortable? I don't know. I don't know what the explanation is for why, when Alex was given a bag of hand-me-downs, she pulled out sweatpants that say JUICY across the ass, she asked Josh if she could wear them, and he said yes.
Maybe he wasn't paying attention. Maybe Josh said yes because he says yes to everything they ask. Maybe he doesn't get why he should have said no. Or at least told Alex to ask me or Danielle, who would have told her she knows the answer was no.
Danielle called me this morning after I'd left for school asking if I knew what Alex wore. When she told me, I asked Danielle why she would LET Alex do that. You could hear her smirking through the phone as she explained, "Al didn't ask me."
Great, so now my little sister is prancing around the South Bronx in pants that say JUICY across her ass all day. Furious does not even begin to describe it. I don't even wear clothes that have words across the ass! Even if I owned pants like that I wouldn't wear them outside the house! I told Danielle that since she didn't stop Alex from doing something dangerous she has to be the one to cancel her after-school plans to get Alex from school, bring her to dance and then bring her home.
Sometimes I really hate being the oldest one.
3 comments:
Asking Josh for help is different from asking Josh for permission.
Oh boy, that's a doozie, we don't allow those outfits either...I don't think guys get it sometimes, and sounds like Josh likes to say "yes" and feel helpful and impactful for your sisters.
I'd have made Dani go get her to.
You're a very good big sister.
I second anon up there.
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