Personal Narrative: Two Peas In A Pod

In life, everyone faces a challenge at some point. Some people’s challenges are more extreme than others, but it’s still a challenge to face. I’ve had many challenges in my life so it’s hard for me to think of just one. I figured that, I would choose, the one that sticks out to me the most, and that’s not being able to see my nephew. My nephew and I are known as the ‘Two Peas in a Pod’, the ‘Partner’s in Crime’ and so going through this challenge has been quite the struggle. On December 6, 2014 Jorden was born. He was 5 weeks early. I had no idea that I was going to be an aunt. Well, nobody in my family knew anything about it. Jorden’s mom hid her pregnancy, so Jorden was a big surprise to everyone. The moment that I saw him, I knew that he was going to be something special to me, which he is. He’s my blonde hair, blue eyed, best friend. Jorden has a contagious laugh and smile. My brother’s girlfriend and I taught Jorden how to stick out his tongue in pictures, so now, whenever we take a picture, of course, he sticks out his little tongue. Once you see it, you just can’t help but to smile or laugh.
As an aunt, those are pretty big things. The only problem with it all, was that I never knew when I would get to see Jorden next. My family could get him every weekend for a month or two and then go another few months without seeing him. It always seemed as if his mom was playing a game and using Jorden as the pawn piece. She would say that we couldn’t see him because of this but once she got what she wanted Jorden was free to go wherever. When you’re that close to someone, especially a child at his age, it’s hard to see that