My brother had always had stage fright and fear of crowds, which is why he had stopped birthday celebrations from the age of 16. My care and love for my brother had led me to an idea for a surprise party. Fears have a way of disturbing and coming in between life and its memorable [...]

My magical moment was on 15th February 1996. It was the day when my brother was born. I was very happy because I wanted to be a sister. If you have a sibling you are a different person, because you have the best friend next to you. Dominika, 15, Poland

The most magical moment of my life was when my baby brother was born. It was January 11, 2011, and after a long and hard nine months, my little brother, Finn, was born. I was one of the first people to hold him, and in a short period of time, I’ll also be one of [...]

Last summer my family and I took a camping trip to Acadia National Park, Maine. It took about 18 hours to get there because we live in Ohio. One of the days we were there we hiked up a mountain. It wasn’t that big, but it took us about two hours. Since it was the [...]

I hadn’t seen my brother in months with him away at college.  So for the first time we were going to bring him back for fall break.  He goes to Michigan so it was a three hour drive there and a three hour drive back.  I wasn’t very sedate in the car. I always fidget [...]

My mother was coming home with my new brother in the middle of the night.  I tried to wait for her but I was just so tired and soon fell asleep. Later that night I found out that my mom was stuck in another state because we were adopting my brother and there was a [...]

When my sister was in 5th grade she was having trouble in math class and if she didn’t improve then she would fail. So I didn’t want her to fail so I helped every second I had. Her report card was coming home in a little bit and she needed improvement so we studied for [...]

I got a guitar but did not know how to play. My brother helped me play guitar. And now I’m taking lessons. My brother gave me hope and encouragement to play the guitar. Joshua, 12.5, USA

About three years ago I went with my friends and family to kellys island out in the middle of Lake Erie for a boat trip, so while we were riding out there we decided to go wake boarding (A sport when you are pulled by a boat on a board riding on the waves). It [...]

It was June, a regular day for everyone except me and my family. Because today was the start of a lifelong friendship between me and my new little brother. When I first saw Gabe my little brother he looked right in my eye and I knew he would be my best friend. He had blond [...]