Birthday Wishes for Brother

Twenty-one, bro. The world handed you the keys this morning , go drive carefully where it counts and recklessly where it matters. Happy 21st.

Happy birthday, bro. The world handed us each other, and somehow that turned out to be the best thing it handed either of us. The shared childhood. The shorthand. The way I never have to explain myself when something goes sideways , I just call you, and you know. Today the celebration is yours, but the thanks is mine. I'll keep it for as long as I get to.

Happy birthday, bro. The fact that I still answer your calls immediately says everything about your quality of character and the length of your voicemails.

Happy birthday, bro. Statistically, growing up in the same house should have made us enemies. Instead you're my person. The odds were not good. We beat them.

Happy birthday, bro. The older I get, the more I understand how lucky I was to grow up in the same house as you.

Happy birthday, bro. You don't say much. You don't have to. The way you love this family is loud enough on its own.

Happy birthday, bro. You have the rare ability to give advice that sounds like an insult and is somehow still the correct thing to do. I've taken it more times than I'll admit.

Happy birthday, bro. You know what the best thing about having a brother is? Somebody else is getting the 'when are you settling down' speech at every family dinner. Happy birthday.

Forty, bro. Half a lifetime of being my person , through every version of both of us. Here's to the next half. Happy 40th.

Thirty looks good on you, bro. The kid I grew up with turned into someone I genuinely look up to — and you didn't even brag about it once. (Much.) Happy 30th. Big year ahead.

Happy birthday, bro. You were the first person I knew I'd never have to explain myself to. I still don't. That's the gift.