21 Struggles Sisters Who Live Far Apart Just Get

    "Why aren't you answering my Skype call?" "Wahhhhh, I'm trying."

    1. Needing to speak to each other, but not being able to because you live in different timezones and one of you is asleep.

    2. Or worse, knowing that she's awake but being out of service and not being able to call her.

    3. Having to Facebook stalk your sister just to find out what her friends look like.

    4. Using Skype just to see each each other's faces.

    5. Putting aside an evening to chat and not being able to sign into Skype because your Internet is too slow.

    6. Trying to call each other on Viber and hearing maybe 30% of what's said.

    7. If your sister lives far away, your parents constantly telling you how worried they are.

    8. Promising not to tell your parents all the crazy things your sister's getting up to, but reallllly wanting to gossip about it.

    9. Suddenly receiving a WhatsApp message in the middle of the night, and knowing that you can't go to sleep anytime soon because you're finally online at the same time.

    10. Going home to visit your parents and missing your sister so much it actually hurts a bit.

    11. Especially in the holidays.

    12. Having to Google basically half the words your sister says so you can understand what she's doing.

    13. Feeling really helpless when your sister gets sick.

    14. Spending hours crafting emails to each other to make sure you don't miss out any details.

    15. Not being able to gossip about your favourite TV shows because you don't get the same channels anymore.

    16. Not being able to jump to your sister's defense as soon as someone is mean about her.

    17. Feeling silly when you make your teddies Skype, but knowing you have to because they miss each other too.

    18. Getting in trouble with your parents and not having anyone to cover for you.

    19. Not being able to afford to go visit each other.

    20. Struggling to explain how much you miss each other to your friends and your S.O.

    21. And finally, having endless conversations about all the fun stuff you'll do when you live near each other again.