daisy

i have a brother that is 11 years younger than me. my parents got the brainy idea when i was 11 and my other brother was 9, that a baby would make a wonderful addition to our family. they could've been empty nesters 9 years ago. (really thought that one through mom and pops?) however, he has been a wonderful addition to our family...this kid has so much heart, and he makes us all very proud. that being said, when he was little, my other brother and i tortured him...a lot. he was easy to mess with, so we did. for instance, when he was about 5, we told him that when he was born, his real name was daisy and that my mom and dad eventually had to change it because they thought people would make fun of him. he cried and cried to us that he didn't want his name to be daisy and that the name was soooo stupid and girly. i looked him in the eye and told him that there was just nothing we could do, that was his real name. (and this was one of those instances that i knew my parents really thought it was funny, even they told us to knock it the hell off) i still call him daisy to this day.

today i will attend daisy's all-state banquet for soccer in harrisburg, pa. the kid is a phenomenal soccer player, has broken several high school records, and i believe it comes back to that 'having a lot of heart' thing i talked about earlier. also, i think my favorite "coming of age" (i hate that term...but i'll use it) story stems from daisy as well. when i was in my early 20s and still in college, my mom called me. she said, "oh tricia, you aren't going to believe what your younger brother did!" she went on to tell me that she had caught daisy searching for 'bad things' on the internet. i said, "what do you mean..'bad things'? she said, "he was looking up boobies and butts on the internet..." (after this, she was silent) after i composed myself, i said "mom, you don't have to censor tits and ass by using boobies and butts...i'm 22 years old...i think i can handle it." she's like "no, you don't understand...he actually typed 'boobies and butts' into the google search box". i then replied (after hysterics)..."that's. awesome." when they asked  him why he did it, he said "i wanted to look at boobies and butts". at least the kid is honest. my other brother would've pulled a story out of his ass in a second...."umm, i had to do research for a project on the female anatomy for health class!" (for example)

daisy is now a senior in high school and will be attending college in the fall. my advice to him would be this....if the ladies at college get wind that he is an all state soccer player, i'm pretty sure he'll see all the boobies and butts he wants to. god speed, daisy. we love you.

disclaimer: daisy would like everyone to know that he is not a "player" and will probably still be with his current girlfriend when he's in college...therefore, he will have no use for other ladies boobies and butts.