in my less then extensive width of reading, i seem to have come across more analysis and celebration of sisterly relationship then brotherly ones.

my sister’s keeper is of course about the relationship between a sick sister and a life-giving one, but other than that, there are two other pairs of sister relationships that are painted so vividly in the novel that it could reflect any one of us.

the other book i’ve read about the love-hate, bitter-sweet relationship between sisters is a short history of tractors in ukrainian by marina lewycka.

within the same family, the dynamics of misunderstandings, idiosyncrasies and pms are rife in sister-sister relationships in a way that does not exist between brothers or brother-sister relationships.

on a macro scale, there is a solidarity between women that cuts across cultures, religion and age. i believe that it partially stems from the history – and in some cases, reality – of marginalized womenfolk in many societies. and partially from the common painful and binding experience of menstruation and childbirth, and of course the much debated role of the woman at home, in the workforce and in her dealings with man.

capable of both sensitivity and brutality, when push comes to shove, women will come through for each other.

i only see my sister suzanne once or twice a year. she lives less than an hour and several thousand philosophical convictions away.

- my sister’s keeper

i gave my long sleeve kathmandu thermal for my mom to use in the US.

the label shows this

she likes them and told my sis, “see this your sister’s, she got it from india you know?”

…

in the days of type writers, a woman is called a ‘Spinster’ till she is registered to be married. so non-PC.

and its a ‘condition’ like some sort of diesease.

my 4 year old niece to me:

my computer can talk, your computer cannot talk.

me to my niece:

my computer has internet, your computer has no internet.

you know that your niece watches way too much american programmes when she says jump rope instead of skipping rope and closet instead of cupboard.

anyway, i found this monster in my closet when i was clearing my stuff.