Memorable Moment In My Family

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I’ve had many memorable moments in my life but the biggest one would be when my family adopted my little brother Bailey. I’ve known Bailey for most of my life because he was my cousin. I would’ve never thought that he would be my brother, I thought he was just an annoying little boy that we would see every Christmas. After time went on, I realized that he needed a family that genuinely loved him. Bailey is kind, loving, and passionate in everything he does, and is such an amazing impact on me and my family. My family and I would see Bailey every Christmas with my aunt and uncle. They would drive all the way from Colorado so that Bailey would be with us and so they could all see the family. Bailey was younger than all of my siblings and he didn’t have any of his own siblings so, he thought it was so cool to hangout with us. Bailey secretly wanted what we had; a relationship with our parents and siblings, an actual family. A lot of people could tell that his home life wasn’t the best, and that he wasn’t as loved as he …show more content…

I knew that it was awful of me to say no and that I didn’t want him in our family but it was true, Bailey and I never got along. We would constantly fight about everything and would never see eye to eye. Plus, I loved being the baby in the family and didn’t want to give that up for anything. So, after the family meeting, my parents called me into their room and sat me down for a talk. The talk consisted of my parents telling me how good it would be for Bailey to live with us and that I will always be the baby in their hearts. I knew that it was true, but I was still being selfish. After a few hours and a lot of thinking, I realized what I needed to do, I went up to my parents room and told them that I agreed it was a good idea for Bailey to be in the family and I firmly believed

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