Growing up with 3 sisters and 2 brothers, there was never a dull moment in my house. There was constanly loud noise, kids running down the stairs and most importantly, always love. When thinking about what I should write my next article about, this came to mind because of having just seen my whole family at a party. So here it is, 11 Things Only People Who Grew Up In A Big Family Know:
1. Family dinners require the youngest to sit on lawn chairs from outside because there's never enough actual chairs for everyone
All the youngest kids, including myself, know that you have sat on everything from a bar stool to a lawn chair and even the occasional sharing a seat with a sibling.
2. Never feeling alone because you have a huge support system, also known as your family
Going home on days when you feel alone and remembering when you walk into your house that you have your crazy family to support you.
3. Not being worried about making friends because you have some at home waiting for you
Who needs friends when you have the biggest squad at home that are forever friends.
4. Thanksgiving, or any holiday spent together, requires all of the food from 4 grocery stores
No joke, 3 grocery carts and at least 2 employees to help bring everything to the car.
5. Deciding to bring your boyfriend or girlfriend to a family event is a HUGE step in the relationship
Bringing a new significant other to their first family event is beyond stressful because you know at least one embarrassing moment will be brought up.
6. Automatically given the good or bad reputation of your older brothers and sisters when going into a new class
The second you walk into the classroom you hear the teacher say "Not another.." and you know they already saw your last name on the class list and had flashbacks of your siblings.
7. You eat like it is going to be taken away from you because when you were little, that was an actual threat
Eat like you have never eaten before because you never know which sibling is going to snatch the best looking piece of garlic bread from your plate.
8. Nobody knows what to expect when inviting the whole family over
Hope you have extra food because when we come to a party, we come hungry.
9. Opening Christmas presents takes at least 4 hours and there is always a fight over the order
Youngest to oldest or oldest to youngest? One of the biggest decisions on Christmas.
10. Fitting everyone in one car is like a puzzle but it can always be done as long as 3 kids sit in the trunk
That car fits 5, no. That car will fit 8 people, 3 dogs and a partridge in a pair tree.
11. There is never any privacy, but you still love them anyway!
Locks are not useful in a house where everyone just barges down the door if they have to but they are family so it does not matter.
