I wrote about my brother Ben, so I thought it was only right to dedicate a blog post to my favorite sister (my middle brother will also be getting a blog post, do not worry)
My older sister Katherine was born in Oklahoma City to Osage Indians. For whatever reason (her parents were successful in Pawhuska), they decided to put her up for adoption. In part due to ICWA and Catholic services, much like Ben’s case, our family was allowed to adopt Katherine. I haven’t thought much about this, but unlike Ben who was named by his birth mother, Katherine’s adoptive mother (my biological mom) was the one who named Katherine – I don’t know the ramifications this has had on my sister, if any, but I feel as though it’s a fact that is not necessarily “happy”.
Katherine was extremely dark when she was a baby (I’m told and I’ve seen in photos; I wasn’t born yet). This makes sense given the fact that she is Osage (also a quarter Mexican), but as she aged her complexion lightened a lot. She also has bright, bright blue eyes, which doesn’t make her look any more ethnic. However, she has jet-black hair and is often misidentified as someone from the Middle East.
She is incredibly smart and is a total social butterfly. She has no problem making friends, a skill that all of her brothers envy.
She graduated from PA school this past year and is currently in PA school. She works at OU Children’s Hospital.
To sum things up, there’s not too much to say about her (she is my favorite sister (the joke is I only have one) and I would do anything for her). Oh, and the American Dream because she’s overcome the adoption and being my sister and everything (pardon the irreverence, but she would’ve wanted it this way (she’s not dead or anything)).