For those of you who don't know Madeleine, you are missing out. She is one of the smartest and funniest people I know. When I picture Madeline I think of someone sitting by the fire, holding a book, for hours every day. So is always ...willing... to drive me anywhere I need to go (When she's around), and is full of unconditional (mostly) love.
For some reason, the kids beneath Madeleine (all the kids except Maddie) have always considered her to be the ultimate source. We all know three things.
1. Madeleine is always right.
2. Madeline's opinion is law
3. Madeleine is a sucker (Remember: There is a difference between someone who "sucks" and a sucker. Pretty much, a sucker does whatever you want with enough begging.
Something commonly said my go something like this, "Madeleine doesn't like ----, so obviously you shouldn't like it either." Don't ask me why. That's just the way it's always been. Another thing is that it is important to have Madeleine on your side. We are not the only ones who believe Maddie is always right. Mom thinks so too, and if there is a problem, whichever side Madeleine is on, wins.
She is always willing to help out and she used to be a great help around the house (before she went to college). When she did go away to college, the house never seemed to be clean. Even on Saturdays. This is because Madeleine never made messes, and yet, she always did the most Saturday jobs. I recall the time when mom had this great new chores plan. We all got large jobs, but Madeleine got stuck doing ALL the dishes for a month. Did she complain? Not once (To my recollection).
Madeleine has some really great taste in music (Except Jane Eyre. I don't know what happened there. Hey! That rhymed). She likes classical, show tunes, movie soundtracks, and choir. Basically I get my love of music from her, although I enjoy less... shall we say, genius-ical music also known as pop.
Madeleine is a really excellent writer and has a blog that I can never remember the name of. (Hey, she picked a name that is impossible to spell without a dictionary. Something like, "Mumbojumbuckiquiescence")
So yeah, I have a pretty awesome sister.
-Josh
I found your blog! Just a few years late. I love that you wrote about your sister. Madeleine is Jonathan’s favorite Read cousin. I know it’s because she treats him like he matters. He’s so much younger than other cousins that is often felt like the odd ball out. I also adore Madeleine. She reminds me so much of Heidi in looks that it’s a sweet reminder of a friend/sister I miss so much. She and your mom both can be found reading somewhere. That’s probably why they are so smart and we look up to them. Madeline is sincere, charitable, kind, loving and gorgeous! I could list so many more adjectives to describe her positively. It was fun to read what you wrote. 🤗🥰
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