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15 Signs You're The Only Girl In The Family

Things you can only understand if you grew up with brothers.

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15 Signs You're The Only Girl In The Family

I am #blessed to be the middle child and only girl. I have two idiot brothers that I love to death and growing up with them was nothing less than entertaining. By now, you've figured out an equal two-way street: You are the permanent punching bag while they are the permanent bodyguards. While it’s a daily battle convincing yourself that you don’t live in a barn, you know you wouldn't change it for a thing. Here are 15 sure signs you grew up in a male-dominated household.

1. When they’re just messin’ around and don’t want to hurt you but they totally do.


2. When they spray so much Axe you have a raging headache, yet when you spray just a pinch too much perfume they need to open several windows.


3. You never let them do your laundry.


4. If you’re wearing new shoes that attract attention (a.k.a. make a click-clack when you walk) just expect a “What the hell are those?”


5. Don't even try butting in on a sports conversation; they'll shut you down real fast.


6. April Fools is the most dreaded day of your year.


7. The comeback battles are daily occurrences and never ending.


8. Going to the ladies room at a restaurant is a pleasure because the toilet seat is already down for you.


9. They're experts at convincing you to do stupid shit that will usually get you hurt.


10. Entering your brothers' rooms was like crossing the borders of a foreign country.


11. At Christmas, you already know which present is from them because it looked like a two-year-old did the wrapping.


12. You want to date their friends?


13. You've learned to play it cool when they ignore your jokes in public.


14. All movie nights needed to include surround sound for explosions and/or gun shots.


15. You continue to pride yourself on surviving a household as the only girl.

All bruises and insults aside, I would not be who I am today without my two brothers. Love you buttheads.

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