the only girl among the four

As a grown woman, I tend to like the company of men better than I like the company of women. I did not have a sister either, I had one brother, so I wonder myself if I would have liked to have a sister. I think it is cool though, to have a lot of brothers, because as a girl you may have felt a sense of protection from them. I think that having that many brothers is good because it probably taught you how to relate to, and feel comfortable around, men.

I have read the book but have not seen the movie. I can relate to Jo's character more. She was boyish, and she loved to write. I tend to be like that, although I would love to be more of Meg and a bit of Liz's musical talents. So sad she had to die. Amy's probably the character that I am trying not to be. She's childish and a bit spoiled. I also grew up without sisters. My elder brother is effeminate, but not gay, so it wasn't so hard having him around. It was like having the best of both worlds with him. I also had girl cousins who spent a lot of time with me so it was almost like I had sisters. The only thing is, my girl cousins were also boyish and played boy's games and toys and somehow I picked that up.

I grew up with Little Women. when one of the schools closed down in a very rural area the kids were allowed to bring home some of the books. So when I went to my grandma's farm she always had the bookcase of books that the school had provided for her children (she had 9). So Little Women was always one of my favorites. Then they made the first version movie in 1933. The second version made in 1949 had June Allyson and believe it or not Elizabeth Taylor (really young) in this movie. If you would like to see the trailer here is the link for it. http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/18855/Little-Women-Original-Trailer-.html It is from the Turner Classic Movies. The third version was made in 1994 and Winona Ryder and Kirsten Dunst. I was a theater manager when this was released and one of our theater rooms had 500 seats in it. I have to tell you we made a bundle off that movie. We had it in our theater for about 8 weeks. Whichever one anyone chooses to watch it is a timeless classic and Louisa May Alcott that wrote the book used words to paint the picture in your mind long before you thought about watching a movie. I always wanted to be a part of a family like that. Life was so much simpler. Be greatful you had siblings even though they were boys. I was an only child. So my life was a little lonely. Books back then were my best friends and thanks to Grandma I always had a good book to read when I was with her in the country.

I feel with you as a daughter alone with male brothers, we were the opposite single boy and 3 girls, and has special dealing , because he was one only , is it that your parents did or they not distinguish between you . Good luck