Growing up, my younger brother and I were always at each other’s throats. It was the usual sibling rivalry—who got the bigger slice of pizza, who controlled the TV remote, who had to take the blame when something broke. I thought that was all our relationship would ever be. But life has a way of teaching you what really matters. A few years ago, I was going through the toughest time of my life. A bad breakup, losing my job, and just feeling like I had failed at everything. I was too ashamed to talk to anyone about it. I kept everything bottled up, pretending I was fine. My brother must have seen through it, though, because one night, he showed up at my apartment with a six-pack of beer and a bag of chips. We didn’t talk about my problems right away. We just sat there, drinking, watching old movies, laughing at stupid jokes. But then, out of nowhere, he said, “You know you’re not alone, right?” That’s when I broke down. I told him everything. And he just listened. No judgment, no trying to fix it—just listening. And then he said something I’ll never forget: “You’ve always had my back. Let me have yours.” That night changed everything for me. I realized that family isn’t just about who you grow up fighting with—it’s about who shows up when you need them the most. So if you’ve got someone like that in your life, make sure they know how much they mean to you. Because at the end of the day, we all need someone who has our back.