A Sibling No One Saw Coming
By Jehanne
@Jehanne (318)
March 22, 2026 8:02am CST
A baby born like a "Do Re Mi" thankfully not the full "Fa So La Ti Do" 
that a mother has to take care of.
The first three of us were born just a year apart. Then came the unexpected one. Much younger and always a few steps behind us in everything. While we were already working, he was still in school chasing dreams we once chased ourslves.
Honestly, who would've thought that the sibling no one saw coming, the kid who just started kindergarten would one day walk across the stage and graduate in college?
It really made us realize that all of our mother's sacrifices were worth it.
And today is my youngest brother's graduation day. After so many sleepless night finishing his thesis, he finally made it!
It goes to show that even the most unexpected beginnings can lead to some of the proudest moments.
Do you also have a unexpected sibling? or a moment in your family that turned out to be something special or a happiest day of your life?
PS. If my father is still alive, I'm sure he'll be so proud. My father died when my youngest brother is two year old.
that a mother has to take care of.
The first three of us were born just a year apart. Then came the unexpected one. Much younger and always a few steps behind us in everything. While we were already working, he was still in school chasing dreams we once chased ourslves.
Honestly, who would've thought that the sibling no one saw coming, the kid who just started kindergarten would one day walk across the stage and graduate in college?
It really made us realize that all of our mother's sacrifices were worth it.
And today is my youngest brother's graduation day. After so many sleepless night finishing his thesis, he finally made it!
It goes to show that even the most unexpected beginnings can lead to some of the proudest moments.
Do you also have a unexpected sibling? or a moment in your family that turned out to be something special or a happiest day of your life?
PS. If my father is still alive, I'm sure he'll be so proud. My father died when my youngest brother is two year old.4 people like this
5 responses
@Ineeddentures (23241)
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1h
I was a shock
And if abortion had been legal on 1960 in Scotland I would not be here
@wolfgirl569 (131515)
• Marion, Ohio
2h
We were all surprises. My mother only had one good fallopian tube and that side didn't consistently produce eggs. So her and dad had signed up to adopt when I came along. Then a few years later my brother. A few years after my sister.
