My Sister Won't Talk to my Dad

Shannon — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:35:00 GMT

My sister and I had the strangest conversation recently. She said to me, "If I had been the one talking to Dad this afternoon, the conversation would've been much shorter and less interesting. I wish I could sound as good as you do when you're talking to him. It's kind of intimidating."

I said, "What?? Do you really think Dad cares if you're more brief than I am?? He knows that we're totally different... He just wants to talk to both of us."

She said, "Yea, but I'm sort of embarrassed about what everybody might think when they hear me talking to him. It makes me want to only speak to him in private."

I said, "You're kidding, right? What will you say to the rest of the family-- 'I'm going to wait and talk to Dad after you guys have all left.'??"

She said, "Well, it's easy for you. You always know how to say things. And plus, you're four years older. So that's four more years that you've been talking to Dad." At this point I almost laughed.

I'm trying to be understanding of my sister. I really do appreciate that she wants to be respectful of Dad. After all, he is the King of the Universe and Creator of all. But he's also our Father! It seems silly that she stays silent during family prayer conversations. There's nothing to be intimidated about. We're family. He's our Father. She's my sister. (If you're a Christian, she's your sister, too.)

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My Sister Won't Talk to my Dad