“In high school, my sister went out with the captain of the chess team. My parents loved him... They figured that any guy that took hours to make a move was okay with them.” SchoolMovingGuyParentHoursTeamHigh SchoolOkayChessMy SisterCaptainsMake A Move Author:Brian Kiley
“In 1985, I was living with my sister in Virginia, and since I was still in high school, I worked at McDonald's to save money to get an abortion. It sounds really terrible, but it was the best decision I ever made. It was the first time I took responsibility for my actions. I messed up, had sex without contraception, and got pregnant at 15.” FirstsMadeStillsActionSchoolSexSoundDecisionResponsibilityTerribleHigh SchoolFirst TimeMade ItAbortionMy SisterPregnantVirginiaSaving MoneyMcdonaldsMessed UpContraception Author:Kathleen Hanna
“My sister is a public school teacher. She makes far far less money than I do, and gets almost no public attention for her work. Yet I believe what she does is infinitely more important and more difficult than what I do.” BelieveDoeImportantSchoolI BelieveDifficultAttentionTeacherMy SisterPublic SchoolSchool Teachers Author:Anna Quindlen
“I always sang. I wanted to be in a band with my sister, and I was, at 11. At 12, I started writing seriously, and that was my pacifier all through high school - that and painting.” WritingWantedSchoolPaintingBandHigh SchoolMy SisterPacifiers Author:Cyndi Lauper