Who is Nicholas Charles?

Who is this man? Is he famous? Is he a villain? Is he a hero? Why should I care?

Let me first say, I love this man, unconditionally. He loves me the same. Through this lovely human soul I have learned what true humanity is and what 'unconditional love' means. He is my brother.

A History of Nick.

As a young child, I was annoyed with the idea of having another child in my home, let alone a sibling. I was (and still am) a Daddy's girl. I love my Daddy and would fiercely protect my interests when it came to him. My mother was OK, but my Daddy was all mine. When I was told that I would soon have a sibling, I didn't quite grasp what it meant and assumed that, in time, this condition would go away. Oh! how wrong I was!
Nicholas was born June 1982 and I was an upset little girl. I soon overcame this when I saw how fun he was!! He could be taught things and he would follow me everywhere, which I loved, almost like my dog Brandy, but he made more noise. I tried to play with him in all manner of ways. I loved to steer him in his walker all over our bi-leveled home. He loved it and thought it was the most fun ever! Our parents would warn me about getting too close to the stairs with him, but Nick loved it! So, I decided to have fun with him. I ran all over the house, singing to him, steering him in and out of the kitchen, up and down the hallways, in and out of my room until I reached the top of the stairs and stopped. He giggled with anticipation as i believe he knew what had been decided. As I wheeled him in to prime position, I heard thundering footsteps... it was Daddy! I quickly pushed the walker and Nick bounded down the steps with loud, clanging thuds. Boom! Boom! BOOM! He laughed all the way down. The walker never capsized. I was in major trouble. They insisted I tried to kill him. I insisted it was all in fun. We have very different memories.


Throughout our childhood, Nicholas and I were close. Always planning, executing, and conspiring to do something. Whether it was a huge contraption of sorts or deciding where to run away to, we always had some sort of plan. Nicholas has always been the fly-by-your-pants type of kid... plans really weren't his thing. Nevertheless, he always tried. As a young woman, I was so wrapped up in my life and I didnt really give my brother the attention he maybe needed at the time, but then again, he was also busy growing up too.