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I live in a three bedroom, two bathroom house with my mom, dad, brother, and sister. My brother got his own room, but I got the short end of the deal and I have to share a room with my younger sister. It reminds me of a dorm; most of my stuff on one side and her stuff everywhere else. That really pisses me off... I hope she stops doing that soon.

My brother, Kevin is a year older than me and we go to the same school. He avoids me like I'm the plague when we get there and makes fun of me behind my back. I don't want to hang out with him the the first place, but he knows I'll beat him up if he continues to talk about me behind my back. We don't walk home together, I think he gets a ride from his friends or goes the long way home. I'm usually there before him anyway.

Evelyn, my sister is a ball of sunshine. Her philosophy is sparkles and unicorns and pink fluffy things like that. I guess it's ok for her being 5 years younger than me. She's the self proclaimed ruler of the household. That may explain why she doesn't clean up after herself. I don't let her get away with it though. I'll lock her up in our room just to get her to help me clean.

My mom and dad keep to themselves most of the time. I usually see them cuddling on the couch, watching a movie, or inviting us to come and play a game. They're big on family time. They like to take us out for picnics and to the drive-in theater. I appreciate their efforts, but it's been getting kind of boring. All my brother does is complain and Evelyn doesn't shut up. I think I'm the quietest in my family.

Balancing my school work and my free time isn't that hard to do. I don't have much work usually and in my free time I'm usually reading or roaming around the neighborhood. I've joined a few clubs at school to pass the time. Cooking club is my favorite because we have a potluck on the first Saturday of every month. My life can be pretty lax when I get away from my family and I like it that way.

It took a while before my family decide to actually let us have a pet. My brother and I would ask for one before Evelyn was born, but after, they didn't seem too keen on having a rambunctious pup or yowling cat on their hands. They already had a baby and us two fighting all the time, I can see why they waited so long to even think about it.

When Evelyn started asking for a pet, much to the joy of both my brother and I, our parents still weren't buying it. We pleaded, all three of us. Any chance we got it was "Can I have a puppy?" "Can I have a cat?" Evelyn tried to think out of the box and asked for a snake. I think my mother nearly fainted! That was the best day ever! Kevin and I couldn't stop laughing. Even dad!

I think we finally wore them down by the time I started 7th grade. We found out they were considering the idea when we asked for a pet and they didn't totally shut us up. This got us very excited, but we still had to play it safe. We did our chores and sucked up to them whenever we could. I look back at that time and shudder. Never was I so compliant, and I couldn't even fight with my brother! As much stuff as he causes....

It took until my 8th grade year for them to allow a pet. But even that wasn't the end of it. My brother and I couldn't decide on what kind! I wanted a dog, Kevin and Evelyn wanted a cat. Guess what we got... A Cat. But I'm actually glad we got a cat! Evelyn pretty much picked him from the shelter. Ran right up to him and said "That one! He's ours!" My parents couldn't refuse, and we were all happy! Well, except me. I still wanted a dog.

We brought him home, all of us kids deciding his name. I suggested Max, Kevin suggested Bob, and Evelyn... Well, she suggested Princeton Von Fancy Pants. I don't even know where she got that from. So his name became Max Bob Princeton Von Fancy Pants. But everyone just calls him Max, or me Maxy Max. He's an adorable ball of fluff and I just consider him mine. He roams around the house meowing at my mom and dad, always playing with my sister's stuff. I'm sort of glad he likes to mess up Kevin's things.

Maxy Max is the best cat ever.