To My Brother Sean on the event of his 40th Birthday
Posted By Kathleen David on August 28, 2007
Happy Birthday Sean!
Well Mom now has two kids in their forties and two in their thirties. It is nice to have another sibling in my age group again. Now we wait for the rest of them to get here.
I was four when you were born. I don’t remember much about the day you were born but I bet that Mom and Dad do. I do remember you as a little baby once they brought you home. We lived in Baltimore for a bit before we moved to Boston. I remember trying to teach you how to crawl and was so proud when you did. I though I had taught you something but in retrospect it was all you kiddo.
You were a great playmate. I know at times I was the bossy bigger sister but you went along with things. Remember our junk games? I’m living that all over with Caroline but this time rather than making the elaborate play place I’m picking it up. But it is fun to watch her create things like her animal picnic and trains.
You have always been creative since you were young. I love the fact that you remain so. Your brain works in funny ways and you can see solutions to creative problems really quick. You also have a great eye for how things go together and the potential for things going together. Your portable bar is a prime example for this. I would never thought of that trick to make my life easier. The stuff you did with J &A was pretty amazing too.
You went along with the TV shows and movies that I liked. Most of my friends were yours too even though there was 4 years between us. I brought you with me to functions with the science fiction club and just when the gang was hanging out. There were times I thought that they thought you were cooler than I was. I took you to Science Fiction conventions. There we both met people who are still our friends today (Wave Mike). Do you remember going to meetings of the Atlanta Science Fiction Club? I took you down a nerdy path and you geeked along with me. Which worked out for me since you learned to drive first so you drove us to conventions outside of Atlanta.
If you are into sports, I really don’t know. You didn’t play any in school other than gym and the softball games we played at Donnie’s house. I can’t remember if you sat down to watch football with Dad and me. I do know that you watched baseball with us. It is sort of nice that there are things about you that I don’t know.
You have a brain the size of a planet and you know how to use it. You have never been embarrassed to admit to being smart. It’s probably our parents’ influence that taught us at an early age that we should always be proud of being smart. Brains were prized over brawn in our household.
You are a handsome lad. I never thought of you that way but both my straight and gay friends have told me so on more than one occasion. You have a lovely wife. Not a knock on anyone else you dated, but honestly I always liked her best. The two of you still make a really cute couple together. She gets the O’Shea Clan which I think is a prime requisite for joining the clan. We are a bit on the odd side of the fence.
So Happy 40th Birthday and many more to come.
I look forward to seeing you at DragonCon (hey I even posted my schedule the other day).
I love you Sean.
I am grateful that I got to watch Sean grow up.
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