Tilly Talks: Battles of an Older Sister

October 7, 2014

This is the first episode of the anonymous “Tilly Talks” advice column for The Pitch Online. Feel free to email your questions, concerns, suggestions, comments and/or embarrassing stories to [email protected].

Dear Tilly,

I have a huge problem! My sister has been driving me crazy lately. Every time she sees me doing homework or enjoying myself, she either smothers me with sisterly affection, or puts me down. I can’t even begin to count the number of times that she has walked into my room without asking and grabbed the first five things she sees, and yet she has the audacity to claim that its my fault when we fight. 

What do you think I should do?
Sincerely,
Annoyed Older Sister
Dear Annoyed Older Sister,
One solution is to go on a big adventure to find a fire breathing dragon, and then train it to guard your room against annoying people in your life, including little siblings. Or, if you happen to be allergic to dragons, or are more of a cat person, then you can ask your parents to sit down with your sister to talk about it.  By telling your parents what’s happening, you are getting them to tell your little sister to back off without starting a fight. This solution makes your parents act as the mediators and keeps any possible fights from happening. Your parents will probably understand if you tell them that you need the peace and quiet to study; plus, it is way cheaper than feeding a dragon. If that doesn’t work, you can go buy a lock for your door. Your parents would understand, as long as they have a key. They might never use it, but your little sister won’t have a key, and that’s who you’re trying to keep out of your room, right? This should help to prevent fights from occurring, and will hopefully keep her from getting into your room to grab your stuff.
Sincerely,
Tilly
 

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