I’ve been meaning to have this series (yees SERIES🤣so keep it locked hapa) for quite a while but a girl is such a procrastinator😏. Anyway I’m working on that;it should be safe to say that’s one of my two resolutions for 2020.
The first blog of this series is 🥁🥁🥁
PERKS OF BEING A FIRSTBORN
If you didn’t know, now you know. It will also interest you to know that I’m also low-key a second born. You ask how??? 😂 That’s a story for another day.
I’m not sure whether y’all know how exciting it is to hear your parents being called by your name. Actually, the only people who call my parents by my siblings’ names are their(my siblings) classmates.
“Hey Baba Makena”
“Mama Lennah will be attending the fellowship”
You get what I’m saying…yeah??? My sister at one time zuad because of this. She was like “kwani you are not my parents🙄”. It was so serious that mum’s friends started calling her “Mama M’s”. This name came up because the 3 of us have our middle names with M as the first letter.
My siblings get excited when I call to say that I’ll be going home. I hope you didn’t “aaaww” after you read that statement😹. They only get excited because they know they’ll sweet-talk me until I end up getting them a pizza or bundles.
Basically first borns are their younger siblings’ SPONSORS;in one way or the other. Some will help their parents pay school fees, others will take their siblings out and so on and so forth. So the next time you come across a firstborn, SALUTE them😎. Will you??? 😌
I’m not sure whether I’m the only one who feels like I was punished more than my siblings; especially my brother. To add to it, I can recall several times I was punished for mistakes they did just because I’m the eldest one and should have not allowed them to do whatever they did. What the hell!?!
These babies get away with so much that I couldn’t get away with, at their age 🌚.It is honestly DISAPPOINTING.I even won’t write more on this because there are not enough words to express my disappointment!!!
It is an unwritten rule, that vifungua mimba protect their siblings. There is this story my grand-ma loves telling of how in the old times, boys who didn’t have elder siblings used to be beaten in the village by rogue boys.
I don’t think in this day you’d find someone beating up one who doesn’t have elder siblings;so outdated. However today’s world is more toxic and the greatest task we have is protecting our siblings’ emotional well-being. Trust me, this is not easy.
Every family has its highs and lows. For the 18 years I’ve been someone’s elder sister, it has taught me to stand up for my family and support them. Kwanza there is this time so much was happening and rumors were coming up from right left and center.
It took me alot to ensure my siblings weren’t affected as much. They even never realized because thank God they were a bit too young.
My siblings have been my greatest accountability partners. Knowing there is someone looking up to you makes you stop right in your tracks when you are about to make a wrong turn.
I know someone will disagree to this but shall we agree to disagree??? 🤝🏿 I’m not a perfect girl but I’ll stand up and say I’m proud of where I am now because of me being constantly reminded someone is following my footsteps.
Acha sasa nikue spokesperson for all firstborns. If you know any firstborn, next time you meet them;
- Thank them because they are the most AMAZING beings on earth💜. I’m not being biased btw.
- Ask them how they are doing; physically, emotionally and all.
- Simply be a blessing to them😌.
I cannot put the final full stop on this blog without adding this 👇🏿
“I don’t come second to anyone, I’m not even my mother’s second child” 😎🤣
~Bible Vibes~
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
1 Peter 4:10
CoFfEe SeRvEr 