I’m currently manning my post at the hotel, watching a little girl run back and forth through the lobby, yelling “Tommy, try to catch me! Try and catch me!”
Her slightly older brother does not respond.
“Try and catch me! Please try to catch me!”
He still refuses to even look her way.
I’m not exactly sure why, but it is the saddest sight I have seen in some time. She is breaking my heart, this little girl who wants nothing more from the world than a few minutes of playtime.
My apologies for the depressing nature of this post, but I rarely get to witness such a genuinely heartbreaking scene – fortunately. I couldn’t stand to view something like this too often!
It has sent me down an interesting path, though. How many of us have been in this little girl’s shoes? It appears as though she worships her big brother but he’s wrapped up in his own little world. And who could blame him? He’s a kid on vacation; he’s supposed to be overwhelmed!
The moment has now passed; Mom and Dad have collected the car and shuffled the siblings out of the lobby. Hopefully the lonely little girl will arrive at a fun destination filled with wonder and joy for her young brain to absorb.
If not, I don’t want to be here when she returns.
I realize this can be a hurtful experience to see this little girl lonely and rejected by her brother. I just want to point out one thing; I was that big brother at one point (sister, actually) and I remember HATING my siblings’ guts because they wouldn’t leave me alone for ONE MINUTE of any single day.
Sometimes, ignoring them is the only way to escape them for a few minutes of peace and quiet to yourself. I am sure that when they are home her parents force him to spend time with her, so never fear, Hook, my friend, she gets all the attention she needs at some point during her daily life.
There are two sides to every coin; neither of them reflect the truth.
Very well said, my feline friend!
I would have been tempted to play with her a bit.
You could have gotten away with it; it would have been creepy for me to try!