It seems that she has issues with other people’s property, to say the least. She seems to be fixated on clothes in particular. It isn’t the sneaky kind of fixation where one would “borrow” an item and return it in the cover of darkness at night, and the rightful unknowing owner would pick it up from the shelf the next day whistling a jolly tune. The behaviour shown by her has been more in the league of the flamboyant, of a fetishist nature you would only expect to see in psychotic states of mind unique to serial killers.
A fixation with other people’s property which begun at a young age when her elder sisters obtained jobs and started to pay for their own ways, gaining independence and coming to understand the true meaning of currency left her feeling somewhat of an outsider, and wanting that feeling of accomplishment, she reaches out for the next best thing…
Instant gratification.
Whenever she wishes to have something, the thing she will do is step into her personal walk-in closet/boutique (her sister’s room), and help herself to the smorgasbord of clothing littering the closet.
Anger and frustration forces a harassed father to fix a lock onto to the room in question. This became a minor obstacle she managed to work her way around within a couple of days. She got to the clothes when they came off the washing line, or when in the laundry basket depending how desperate she was.
The sister worked this dilemma to her advantage by a reverse psychology exercise. A day out to “focus” on the younger sister via a multi-hundred pound shopping spree and a film to boot. The younger sister was happy and grateful which invariably made the elder sister feel good. This lasted for about a week and then she was at it again.
She was plead with, asked why she was doing this, asked if she thought that she didn’t have enough, she acted dutifully embarrassed about the whole situation and apologised, nodding her head when told to stop stealing property that didn’t belong to her.
Needless to say, the younger sibling continues her activities to this day only now she is nearly as tall as her older sister and twice as wide, though the older sibling is 7 years older than her, it scares her crap out of her to see the baby she diapered, fed, washed and clothed many years ago looking like she could beat her senseless today.
She now seems to have developed a superiority complex that enables her to shamelessly carry on her behaviour and lie about it though ALL are aware of the truth. The lies spurting out of her mouth, worthy of an Oscar and the diva like insane tantrums followed by mile long swear words directed at the older sister who hasn’t got the energy or the inclination to fight another battle with her.
The absurdity of it all lies in the senselessness of the crimes committed, the blatant disregard of the feelings of others and rules of civilised societies. The clothes do not fit her at all and yet she wears them like a badge of honour. It’s as if stepping into the older sister’s ill fitting garment provide her with this new passport to another life she could lead. A life where she’s someone else, a life where she could have whatever she wants and isn’t restricted by a lack of funds or friends. When she wears those highstreet outfits that don't belong to her, she reaches a new high. She closes her eyes in ecstacy her brain lingers on distant thoughts and fantasies she one day hopes to realise. She imagines herself sashaying down the promenade, big designer sunglasses a miniscule dog dwarfed by her giant vintage Dior bag and her personal assistant carrying her twenty-three shopping bags.
8 comments:
Oh my, narcissism, theft, and violence. With a sister like her, who needs jealous, vapid friends? What her sister should do is buy clothes that would not appeal at all and display them. Or better yet, treat her to her own medicine: borrow without returning her property. Boundaries would quickly appear. Or perhaps not. But it would hurt nonetheless.
Hahaha! Dahab, is that elder sister be you by any chance?
this happens, its temporary and will pass once she realizes that being seen in the clothes your sister was wearing yesterday isn't the most attractive thing...
Taking a sister's clothes without her consent doesnt surely qualify as a crime or does it?
For a moment, I thought you were talking about my sister!
Do what I do, ignore, ignore and ignore. Dont talk to her. Dont look at her. Pretend she doesnt exist.
She is gonna feel silly taking the stuff of some1 who doesnt even acknowledge her, let alone quibble with her. And keep it up as long as u can. My sister usually misses my good company and get back in line if she wants to be friends!
Gee, I have two of those at home! Urm, well actually they have both moved away to uni now, thank the Good Lord.
I know nothing I did worked with them, they just kept using and abusing my stuff and brought me to the brink of tears regularly.
Kinda glad they are far away now, actually.
Dahab, wonderfully written as usual!
Intelligence is really synonymous with all your names people! How could you all ever guess who the subjects of that little dilemma were????? Ha! I am indeed at the end of my tether here.
Aya: Thanks for the ideas but I would have to say, knowing the little one’s character having ugly clothes would only add to the appeal.
Shafi…. You really didn’t have any sisters who had a fetish for their brother’s clothes right?
wasmaniac in my book it is punishable by taking over the chores and administering a full hand and foot massage to the accosted. That is for each count found to be true beyond a reasonable doubt.
FOC I have been doing that but it is a bit hard trying to ignore someone who “kisses their teeth” and mutters under their breath each and every time you cross paths. :(
Firefly Thanks hun. I guess the only thing left for me to do now is to pray she grows out of this quickly and realises the error of her greedy ways. InshaAllah
Ohh havent been to your blog in forever i need to start checking up on blogs
But i dont have a sister everyday i pray that my father will knock my mother up (again) and produce a girl it sucks at my house its a 1-4 ratio girl vs. boys...ahhh the battle im constantly fighting to survive
God! the way some people choose to express themselves! @Idil
Dahab, i have 13 sisters. And No they can NOT wear their brothers' clothes at ANY time...
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