{"id":514,"date":"2016-11-17T05:20:05","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T05:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/?p=514"},"modified":"2019-11-20T10:20:02","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T10:20:02","slug":"having-a-long-distance-sibling-is-tougher-than-having-a-long-distance-boyfriend-by-mayukha-parcha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/2016\/11\/17\/having-a-long-distance-sibling-is-tougher-than-having-a-long-distance-boyfriend-by-mayukha-parcha\/","title":{"rendered":"Having a long distance sibling is tougher than having a long distance boyfriend &#8211; By Mayukha Parcha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tumblr_inline_oh3rpuR9DX1un32nx_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"515\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/?attachment_id=515\" class=\"wp-image-515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tumblr_inline_oh3rpuR9DX1un32nx_1280.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tumblr_inline_oh3rpuR9DX1un32nx_1280-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tumblr_inline_oh3rpuR9DX1un32nx_1280-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a rather dull Monday morning and one of those usual high school days, where your alarm goes off and you think to yourself, do I really need education?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a lot of struggling to get out of bed, here I was in class trying to make sense of the graph on the board but the only thought in my head was of the evening that was waiting to unfold.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodbyes are never easy, but for some, sending a beloved older sibling off to college is downright painful. Parting from someone who has seen me from the time that I wore puffy bunny tails and lace edged socks was very heartbreaking and I was definitely not looking forward to it. I&nbsp;don\u2019t think anyone can understand just how great my relationship with my sister is and sometimes, I don\u2019t even think she does.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Owing to her inquisitive soul and her courage to buffet against the tide of difficulties and competition, my sister was a true achiever and that was the day that she was leaving to college to pursue her higher education. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The previous day she had asked me about how happy I was now that I could have the room all to myself and that I wouldn\u2019t have to share any of my things. On the surface, there were easy answers to her questions. But my sister unknowingly unleashed a hornet\u2019s nest of angst in one simple sentence \u2014 so much so that I couldn\u2019t stop thinking about the fact that in the next few hours, she will be gone and no longer by my side and thus I stepped into the vast wasteland of my emotions on the topic of my sister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I\u2019ve always believed the universe sends people signals when they most need them. On this day, I thought the universe must be drunk because this wasn\u2019t the right signal. I didn\u2019t want the universe telling me to be independent and start living my own life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But like expected, she was soon gone to explore her new life and here I was trying to get my old one back. &nbsp;Our customary chai-gossip sessions turned into long hour facetime calls and our shopping sprees turned into sending online shopping links to each other. It was truly tougher than having a long distance boyfriend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; And then came the part where the universe decided to send me to North India and take me away from the one source that had safeguarded and sustained me- my parents. My mother, like almost every other mother lectured me about being in my boundaries and keeping my values and morals intact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I figured I\u2019d think about the values part later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surprisingly this change was a good change. I was happy about being surrounded by so many happy souls, each having their own story. Life was giving me some pretty good moments but my sister was always being missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn\u2019t have a tidy answer to her question that day. But I know I\u2019m going to miss her because I am starting to let myself feel it, no matter how hard I try to resist and how few times I say it. I know we are sisters because we are breathtakingly imperfect in our sameness. I remember how she would get me hooked on to TV shows and how a million years ago, she made me watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S for the first time and how we were so obsessed with, &nbsp;\u201cI\u2019ll be there for you\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lyrics held true for her and I suddenly think they have held true for me, too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who knew how tough having a long distance sibling would be?<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a rather dull Monday morning and one of those usual high school days, where your alarm goes off and you think to yourself, do I really need education? 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