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10 Things You Learn To Be True When You Have A Big Family

When you come from a large family, you know that there is never an uneventful day.

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10 Things You Learn To Be True When You Have A Big Family
Leighton Wireman

1. Personal space does not exist. You eventually learn to love practically sitting on each others' laps when space is limited, and may even choose to do so even when the rest of the room is empty.

2. Clothes are meant for sharing. You wear a size small in shirts and a 7 in shoes? Perfect, so do I! If you're missing your favorite sweater, it's likely that you can find it in your sister's closet.

3. Quiet time is very rarely quiet. When you have six kids in a room you will never be able to hear a pen drop, and when someone pulls the "Let's play the quiet game" card, it only turns into a contest of who can make someone laugh first.

4. Laughs come in abundance. From cheesy jokes, to sarcastic comments, to embarrassing stories, you can often find yourself crying tears of joy from laughing so hard, even on the worst of days.

5. Your siblings are your best friends. There is truly no one who knows you as well as the people you've grown up with.

6. Road trips are never dull. How many times does someone have to say, "Are we there yet?" before you are actually there.

7. Embarrassing stories come in twos and threes. If you think telling your sister's new boyfriend an embarrassing story about her will be hilarious, just wait for the one she has up her sleeve about you.

8. You have a huge cheering section. Sporting events, graduation, you name it. You know that you will always have people there supporting you.

9. You act crazy together. You feed off of each others' silliness and probably embarrass yourselves in public too often as a result of it.

10. The love that you have for your family is endless.


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