Sibling Rivalry

First off, I'd like to congratulate my only brother for his UPSR result which was out last Thursday. 4A 1B! fuyoo, Dad was ecstatic, since all us thought the highest he could get is 3A. Not that we don't have that much faith in that young man, but he's famous for being careless in answering his exam papers. Congrats again, my baby bro.

During my phone call conversation with Mom, she told me the incident minutes after viewing UPSR result at brother's school. While on the drive back home from brother's school, my 14 year old sister got jealous. (She obtained 3A 2B in her UPSR, despite being top 3 students every year in primary school period). "Not fair," she lamented. " I worked hard compared to him. But he got a better result than mine."

Sibling rivalry.

Mom's comeback left me dumbfounded.

" You gotta know that he's the only one in the siblings that Mom and Dad sent to tuition class in Primary 6. You and your sisters, you all were very smart that we can trust you to do revision and excel in exam."

Sister stayed mute.

"Plus, it's important for a guy to achieve high score in exams. So that he can pick up girls even better. No girl will want to marry a man with bad achievement during their study time. Us girls? We are a natural work-hard species. Follow the life path in a correct way, don't mislead. especially at this young age, and trust me you'll be scoring many more exams not only in your study, but your life in general."

"Plus, you are a very beautiful girl. You have this beauty and the brain quality."

Sister smiled. Nodded. Hugged Mom.

I smiled on the other line hearing Mom's story...

Men, don't start attacking me. Or Mom. Gotta admit you are blessed with smart mind. We are gifted with strong determination and hard work attitude. Else, why are we the one God put to bear the pain of pregnancy and delivery pain?...