Family Hurdles

Okay, so I was flipping through the drafts that I had of previous topics/ideas and I realized that this one is personal, but I still want to post it, partially because I already have it written, so that means one less of a blog that I have to write later on in this quarter so here it goes, I guess:

Supposedly when life throws hurdles at you, you are supposed to overcome them, correct? It's like the saying, when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, right? I mean, at least that's what I have always thought. I have always felt that when you encounter hurdles and then overcome them, it adds to your character and your definition of yourself. I have always felt a sense of accomplishment when I had overcome something because I wanted to feel special, because maybe not everyone would have been able to handle or get past the situation. I just want to believe that I am bettering myself. My family has provided me tons of hurdles and I have felt that I have always cleared them successfully. Now might be different though. My little sister might be moving back in with my mom, my sister, and I. Which you would think would be great, but somehow I feel almost more worried and frustrated because I don't want the past to repeat itself. I love my sister, but I feel like we are making the same mistake again. Although, she has basically no where else to go because staying with  my dad is not healthy for her in many ways. She has to stay with us. But I don't want my other sister to  suffer from this decision, and likewise with my mom. Our whole way  of living will have to change to accommodate her again in our household, and it's going to be challenging.
She claims to have changed, and I really want to believe her. But in the back of my head, I am constantly now thinking of new precautions I will have to take and resort to, to try and make it easier for everyone and her so that she won't resort back to her old ways. But when she does, I want to be prepared. Every time that she has stayed with us for an extended period of time, it starts  off alright until she doesn't get what she wants and then it backfires. I don't know if she realizes that  by coming back here, the things that she will be giving up that my dad gave her, like money and freedom. Here she won't be spoiled. Instead she will have to constantly be with one of us, and either my sister and I have to quit some after school activities to baby sit her, or she has to be incorporated into those activities. I'm not sure if I want her incorporated that much into my time away from her, which means school and extra curriculars. But what else is there to do? All we have  to do is learn to cope and grow in our situation.

Ending Note: So since this is an old draft that I decided to post anyway, my thoughts and feeling have changed slightly. Even though she will be coming back to live with my family and I, she has changed and I believe that we will not be repeating the same mistake. I love my little sister a lot and I feel prepared and excited to have her fully back in our lives!! =D