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Mark’s Advice for Brotherly Love

January 29, 2025 by szachik@pvs.org 2 Comments

By Mark Huber, 6th Grader

Meet Mark’s little brother, David. He is in Mr. Spurlock’s 3rd grade class. Mark said he chose to interview David because “I see him all the time.” Recently Mark and David and the whole family went to Niagara Falls, Canada, for a hockey tournament. David is pictured here after the semi-finals. Photo Credit: Judith Ebbin Yee.

2 Questions for my Brother

Q: We do a lot of things together. What are the things that we do together that other brothers should do with their little brothers?

A: Play with LEGOS together, ride bicycles in the park, and play chess.

Q: When I get sad, you always try to comfort me. How do you think other little brothers should comfort their big brothers when they get sad?

A: Give them a popsicle, sing “Ode to Joy” to them, and do what they want for them.

3 Silly Quotes From my Brother

  1. “I love you with all my bean!”
  2. “May your path be littered with nothing but flowers!”
  3. “Give them a turtledove!”

My OWN Advice For Friendship

If you want a good, strong friendship–especially with your brother–you need to be nice to your friend and they need to be nice to you. Otherwise, your friendship will be weak, and you won’t be friends for long.

If you want to get to know your friends better, you should hang out with them more, and that kind of stuff could double as bonding experiences.

Filed Under: Advice, Daily Life, Interview Tagged With: Mark Huber, Mark’s Advice for Brotherly Love

Comments

  1. Christopher Griffin says

    January 29, 2025 at 11:29 pm

    Marc, I sent your “2 questions for a younger brother“ to my younger brother.
    His reply: “Made me smile, right in the middle of rearranging and cleaning my shop. Thanks.”
    And thanks.

    Reply
  2. Kerry Maguire says

    January 29, 2025 at 11:44 pm

    My little brothers never sang “Ode to Joy” for me! But my youngest brother did wrap the underarm and hand parts of my wooden crutches with t-shirts and masking tape when I tore my ACL skiing.

    Reply

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