As kids you never did like me messing with your stuff so when I got sick and you offered me full access to all your movies and video games so I could distract myself from feeling terrible, well, it just got me right in the feels, you know? Then I went to eat lunch one day and a bunch of my hair drifted onto my pasta and I demanded my head get shaved right then and there; and you were totally there for me, razor in hand. I started out a little scared but by the time I was bald you had me laughing. And I don't think there is another person in the world who could have given me that. Being bald was difficult at times but I was surprisingly okay with it and I think that started with this moment, and with you. Also, I've decided to be flattered about being mistaken for you so often when I was bald (I'm looking at you, Dad.)
Thank you, brother, for your generosity, your care and consideration, for marrying Katie, and for making this memory sweet instead of bitter. Thank you for giving me your sweatshirt that zipped so I didn't have to pull mine over my head after my surgery. And a special thank you for your exemplary baldness over the years...
With bodies like ours, who needs hair?
Sam
Well said my dear! Just goes to show you how much Jared really does care about you! He's a good guy and we love the crud out of you!
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