A Sibling No One Saw Coming
By Jehanne
@Jehanne (1884)
Philippines
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 ourselves.
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 ourselves.
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.9 people like this
10 responses
@freelancermariagrace (29342)
• Philippines
23 Mar
Congratulations to your youngest brother!
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@Jehanne (1884)
• Philippines
24 Mar
@LadyDuck that must have been nice. I and my brother's that only a year apart aren't close when we were kids, we keep on fighting
Except my younger brother since our age gap is a decade so we are close. We all honestly dotted our younger brother.
Except my younger brother since our age gap is a decade so we are close. We all honestly dotted our younger brother.1 person likes this
@toniganzon (77123)
• Philippines
22 Mar
That's me. A sibling no now saw coming. My 4 siblings are a year apart. They were all in school when I was born.
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@toniganzon (77123)
• Philippines
23 Mar
@Jehanne But you were just a year apart right? So he was still practically just a baby too when you were born.
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@Jehanne (1884)
• Philippines
24 Mar
@toniganzon he's one year old and my mother usually left him to my aunt since I was born.
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@Ineeddentures (34273)
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22 Mar
I was a shock
And if abortion had been legal on 1960 in Scotland I would not be here
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@Ineeddentures (34273)
•
23 Mar
@Jehanne
Oh you misunderstand
It is legal to abort in Scotland and I am glad women have that choice.
It was not legal in 1960 when I was born
If my mother had been able to abort me she would have
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@Jehanne (1884)
• Philippines
24 Mar
@Ineeddentures I did missed that! 
Thankfully at that time it's not legalized yet.
And it's good to know something about your country. What's the reason it becomes legal to abort in your country?
Because here in the Philippines, it is still illegal.
Thankfully at that time it's not legalized yet.
And it's good to know something about your country. What's the reason it becomes legal to abort in your country?
Because here in the Philippines, it is still illegal.1 person likes this
@wolfgirl569 (135690)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Mar
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.
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@Traceyjayne (11307)
• United Kingdom
22 Mar
No siblings, expected, unexpected or otherwise !
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