Last week, one of Andrew's teachers shared an observation with me.
Madeline and Andrew are two years apart, she is a junior and he is a freshman at the same high school. The teacher told me when she was in high school and her sisters were at the same school, she avoided them and cringed when she saw them in the hallway at school.
The teacher went on to explain that when Madeline was one of her students as a freshman in Honors English, and as a sophomore in American Studies, she noticed how Madeline always spoke very highly of her family and her brothers. When she learned that Andrew would be in her freshman Honors English course this year, she was curious to see how he would speak of his sister and how they would interact with each other in high school.
Now that she sees first hand the relationship between Madeline and Andrew, the teacher wanted me to know she "is to the point of being jealous" and wishes she and her siblings had a similar relationship. She admires how supportive they are of each other, and whenever she has seen them interact together, the genuine relationship they share is touching.
Of course, they have their disagreements, although I admit, there have been only a few of them. I am just proud of the mutual respect they have for each other.
