Sophia Week 2: Sisterly Squabbles

Today on my way home from school, I asked my mom and sister for advice on what to write my next blog post about. Although they weren’t very helpful, the fight my sister and I got into about her ridiculous suggestion was inspiring. While I haven’t ever actually calculated how many of the conversations I have with my sister end in arguments, I’d estimate about 50% of them do. Obviously, it’s normal for siblings to get into arguments, but our fights tend to be pretty petty and frequent. This exact thought got me thinking, who really causes these seemingly trivial arguments, Rylee or me?

Let’s start off with my side of the argument, which is that Rylee is mostly to blame for a majority of our problems. People who know me well are aware that I show I care in different ways than most. The more comfortable I am with someone, the more seemingly cruel I can be. Truth be told, most rude things that come out of my mouth are pure sarcasm, and Rylee knows that. She just happens to be one of those people who can’t take a joke, and I happen to be one who communicates through humor. Consequently, that leads to many arguments over things I say when I am joking, mostly. In my defense, not only has she admitted multiple times that I am funny, but she also jokes with me in the same manner. Doesn’t the saying go “treat people the way you want to be treated?”

Now, it’s time to discuss what Rylee thinks. When I asked her, I was first met with major backlash for this blog post idea, but after I told her I was already a page in, she agreed to let me continue. She then went on a very passionate rant about how I was the main cause of our arguments. Rylee shared her view that the issue is that when she doesn’t like a joke of mine or something I do, she’ll tell me to stop but I won’t. If it is something serious, I will take a step back and stop, but if she gets mad about a joke I make or the fact that my family is looking at old pictures of her from when she was a toddler then I precede. So while this might make it sound like I’m in the wrong, what she doesn’t understand is that she dishes out the same insults and makes fun of me equally. The only difference is that I can take a joke. Any time I make this very valid point, Rylee bites my head off. I mean not literally, but I hope you understand the sentiment.

Alright, since I’ve finished sharing the causes of our arguments, at least the most common ones, I am now sitting here and contemplating who’s right and who’s wrong. Although her anger-fueled ramble about me acting like a child who can’t listen to directions made me think about her viewpoint, I still believe I am right. I think Rylee, not me, is the main culprit, but I could be biased. So now, I am bringing this question to you guys. Who do you think is to blame?