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Siblings

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Siblings are a very important part of our life. They are our first friend or frenemy. The first contact with socializing with someone besides our parents is our sibling. During childhood we consider them to be our first friend. The ones who are always there to play with us. They might have fought with us and bullied us but when another kid dared to do the same they defended us. The eldest sibling tends to be authoritative and responsible because they are made to be in charge when the parents aren’t around. The middle child is usually moody and is neglected by parents. The youngest child is pampered and the center of attention. The eldest child resents being made to act like a parent when the parents are away, they want to act like kids but can’t. They tend to take out their frustration by dominating and punishing the younger ones. The middle child is cranky and withdrawn as they do not receive much attention from the parents. The youngest child is always wanting att

Family

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Family is the most basic and important social unit. It gives us an identity which is unique. We can always depend on family when things go wrong. Even when friends desert us we can find support from family members. When we aim to create our own identity, carve a niche for ourselves; we still go back to the comfort of the family home. We can’t choose our family but we can choose our friends. So we have to be happy with whatever type of family we have. This could be like a life sentence for people who don’t have a good family. Our parents and siblings bring out the best in us, only if they are good people. If they’re not, then they can bring out the worst in us. We can exhibit the kind of behaviour we detest upon being instigated by a family member. Our quirkiness and idiosyncrasies could very well be something we learnt from our family members. Even if we are mocked because of it, we can’t help but behave that way. From a young age, we seek approval from our family even if w

Star Crossed Love

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In the room, there were three, Cancer, Capricorn, Scorpio and me. I smiled at them, they smiled at me, I stared at those lovable three. Scorpio looked at me with those magnetic eyes , I felt I was reaching the highs. Oh! Those hypnotic eyes, My those enigmatic eyes. Scorpio's poisonous passion,   Was in his eyes, And he made me blush; And brought tears to my eyes. Scorpio said he loved me, He said he wanted me. I said ''There are three''. ''How can I only love thee?'' His Scorpio elixir of passion, I had to ignore. For there was a secret, Which he bore. There was one problem, A very big problem! Scorpio would only be faithful to me, If he felt so toward me. Scorpio I had to bid farewell, Oh! That handsome devil! He wished me well, I wished him well. Now in the room, there were two, Cancer and Capricorn, ooh! Capricorn looked at me in the same way, Bogie must have looked