Cain and Abel

Eve, oh look she's still around, gave birth, first to Cain, then to Abel. Abel became a sheperd and Cain became a farmer. Both brothers gave offerings to the Lord. The Lord was dissatisfied with Cain's offerings but took delight in the offerings of his brother. Apparently, Cain was giving the Lord second rate offerings and the Lord was having none of that. "Sin is crouching at your door." (modern translation: check yourself before you wreck yourself.") Well, Cain opened the door. He took Abel out to the field and killed him. Being the coy Lord that he is, God asks Cain where his brother is. (As if he didn't already know.) Cain gets sassy and responds by asking if he is his brother's keeper. The Lord is not amused. Cain will be a vagabond on the earth and will have crappy crops.

Umm, first Adam and Eve get kicked out of the garden and now their eldest son kills his brother. Great start to story. Sorry, I know I'm being sassy. Like the Creation Story I have heard this so many times that I have pretty much no reaction. 

Lord have mercy I could write the book on sibling conflict. My sister and I get along pretty well, but what that really means is when we are in good moods we work well together but if one of us is pissy we are able to be pretty ruthless to the other one and neither of us take it personally. She is only two years younger than me, and acts pretty mature so that helps. My brother on the other hand, is four years younger than me and getting along is a work in progress. He does provide infinite source material for making people laugh. My favorite story about him right now is him putting a firecracker in the front toilet and blowing it up. Or referring to my sister as "fam". I really can't decide. 

Good luck and good night.



******PS- I did not, I repeat did not, copy Connor Langley, although I know it may appear I did. I read his after posting mine.