Brotherly love goes a little beyond the ordinary

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:34:00 GMT

By Lily Morris

Left to right: Ryan, Ramon, Rashon

At Flour Bluff High School, there is a family of four brothers and a sister who are pretty well known, and very much liked. Rueben, Ryan, Rashon, and Ramon Flowers have all either been or are still students at Flour Bluff High School. It would seem like growing up in a household with four brothers would be a blast and probably even a bit of an adventure, however, one thing is sure, it has made these brothers very well known at Flour Bluff High School. Rueben Flowers is 19 years old and graduated in 2005. Ryan Flowers is a senior and is 18 years old. Rashon Flowers is a junior and is 17 years old, and last but not least Ramon Flowers is a freshman and is 15 years old. They have a three year old sister named Jade who they take turns babysitting. First of all, having the last name of Flowers is a bit eye opening, but having four brothers, all with the first name beginning with the letter “R” would be even a bit more eye opening, and maybe even confusing to some people. “Yeah, [people get our names mixed up] all the time, except mine because I’m the youngest. But my older brothers have their names mixed up all the time. And I wear glasses, which I think helps,” Ramon said. The second youngest brother, Rashon, thinks it’s important to have brothers growing up. “It’s crucial for brothers to have brothers because you never get bored. You always have someone to beat up on. You know, we be clownin’, “ Rashon said. Growing up with four brothers would also probably include a lot of shooting the basketball around, passing the football, and pretty much a lot to do with sports. These brothers all play(ed) football, all do track, and all play basketball except for the youngest, Ramon. “Yeah, we all play sports and we push each other. A lot of people and coaches underestimate us, since my older brother [Rueben] was so good, they expect us to all be really good. Rueben played defense and I play [as of now] offense and so they (automatically) tried to make me defense, because he played defense. It’s like all the coaches expect one brother to be just like the other brother, but we all have our different skills that we are really good at,” Ryan said. Having a lot of brothers around gives them the opportunity to practice at any time. “All of us play football, we all do track, and they all play basketball but I don’t. We kinda throw the football around together. I shoot around the basketball with them, but don’t play for a team [unlike the others],” Ramon said. It would take ones own opinion of liking growing up with a bunch of siblings, but to these brothers, they have mostly enjoyed it.

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Brotherly love goes a little beyond the ordinary