My Brother

My brother and I have been related to each other since I was born. He's really older than me, six years to be exact, so when we were younger we didn't get along very well. Actually we fought a lot and it took us years to start enjoying each other's company and to discover that we like the same things and have some opinions in common.

What I like the most about him and also admire is that he is very conscious and responsible. Besides he is really helpful, always when I need some help in school subjects, I can count on him. I like his sense of humor too, it's impressive how his conversations always flow because of it.
On the other hand, we have some points of disagreement. He likes some things that I hate, besides our gap of age sometimes really makes the difference. However, I've learneda lot with him, for example, how to be more patient and be more optimistic.

We don't always agree with things but our relationship improved a lot with the years. We don't fight too often anymore and nowadays we are able to give advice to each other if it's necessary.

My mom

Since I was born, my mother has been an idol for me, not only because she was the one that was more aware of what was happening in my life, but also because she was responsible for teaching me values. Despite our difference of age, my mother and I have many things in common, such as our responsibility, punctuality, optimism and politeness. Furthermore, biologically speaking, we are also very similar in terms of diseases and appearance.

What I most like about my mother is her sense of humor and patience. No matter what happens in her life she is always smiling and ready to help you solving your problems. The only thing I complain about my mother is her obsession with organization. There hasn’t been a time when she entered my bedroom and didn’t complain about my disorganization. Fortunately, since we are always on the same wavelength, when I talked to her that taking care of my bedroom was my responsibility and not hers she accepted the idea well and decided to stop worrying about how my bedroom looked.

However, in these sixteen years of daily contact it’s impossible for us not to have had any disagreements. I remember that, when I was younger, I didn’t use to be good at math, so that my mother decided to put me at Kumon. As a child, I didn’t want to lose my afternoons going to Kumon and there was no way for me to accept what she was proposing to me. That was the only time when we had a terrible argument. I couldn’t get across my point of view and neither she could. I also had a really hard time getting a word in edgewise and started crying, which made my mother change her opinion. Despite this argument, my mother and I usually have the same opinion and tastes. That’s why we usually have a conversation that flows, especially when we are talking about our favorite topics, such as trips and celebrities.

It’s been a long time since my mother and I started being friends, however, only a few things have changed on our relationship. We still like going to the same places, but nowadays we don’t play those child games that we used to play in the past, we prefer to play cards with the rest of the family. No matter what happens my mother will always be my best friend and the most special person in my life.

My brother

My brother and I have been related to each other since he was born but -actually- we have only known each other since I was seven years old. We are only one year apart in age, but we have really different tastes and interests. So, we never agree about anything. Even talking about physical characteristics, we are different from each other, because he is white, blond and has green eyes while I am black and have brown eyes.

I really hate my brother, he is always disturbing me, he never answers me, he always tries to disrupt when he knows that I’m doing something important and he denounces me to my mother me when I break a rule. Also, something else that I really dislike in Mateus, that is my brother’s name, is his conversational style because he always does all the talking and never lets me to put a word in edgewise, this really bothers me. However, I think that these situations belong to a passing phase, because we are only teenagers and everything will probably change.

I really admire my brother because he doesn’t give up make his dreams turn into reality. Furthermore, I also learned with him to come up with simple and great approaches to solve some seemingly hopeless situations.

When we were five years old we used to be friends and to play a lot together. So, I wish we could in our future be as close as we were in the past.

Flávio Malta Fleury

My brother and I have known each other since I've born. We are twelve years apart in age however we have some things in common. Actually, I think that I am his female copy.

Léo is very optimistic, friendly and generous. He is the perfect brother, an example of son, a wonderful father and a great husband. He has good arguments and the talent to conquer other people. In addition, he is very good with computers. That's why he is an exemplary worker. He is always trying to do things for people's happiness and the interesting thing is that he obtains that. Leonardo is the most determined person I have ever met. Although, he has a throat allergy and does a strange noise to scratch it. Sometimes, it bother's me. My brother knows me very well so it's easy to make conversation with him. Because we are in the same wavelength, neither of us has to do all the talking.

I can't say that we had a true disagreement because once, I was only angry with him. When he came back from Rio, he didn't give me attention. and I was jealous because he was just with my sister-in-law. But then, I understood that he was worried. That's why he wasn't giving me a lot of attention. Well, I like to talk about everything with him. Léo is my confident and I can count on him. For example, he taught me about life, boys and family too. He has always been by my side. So, he helps me with my decision, doubts and a lot of other things.

I think that before he married we were closer and I'm really sorry that things have changed. But I know he loves me and wouldn't leave me. I hoot for that one day we can be like we used to be.