As the baby of six kids I can tell you first of all, THE YOUNGEST DOES NOT ALWAYS GET SPOILED...okay, maybe a little, but not all the time.

My siblings may beg to differ but you can’t tell me when they were once the baby, they didn't get spoiled too. I have absolutely loved growing up with a big family and I couldn’t imagine having holidays or get togethers any other way than with tight spaces, too much food and beer, and even more laughter.

I would like to think my family is the best of all families but then again, I have been with them for 21 years now, and still almost pee my pants from laughing whenever we are together.

Pros of big families:

1. Having tough skin because you were continuously made fun of growing up.
2. Always having a listening ear, shoulder to cry on, phone number to call.
3. Having endless amounts of clothes to share with your sister (sometimes knowingly, sometimes stealing)
4. Always having enough food to eat because you have to cook for an army with six kids.
5. Enjoying holidays and time together more than any other time of the year.
6. Always having someone to complain about parents with.
7. Always having someone for advice, set you straight, tell you what you need to hear.

Now along with all these pros and good things about having this amazing big family, there do come some cons..

1. Always having to share a bed with someone and if you cross that invisible center line onto their side of the bed, you were gonna pay for it.
2. Having to hold your normal bodily functions longer than normal because with only two bathrooms and six kids you bet your bottom dollar I, the baby, was going to get the bathroom last.
3. Being continually ignored because as the baby, my opinion does not matter.
4. Having your construction guy working on your house tell your dad, “I have never heard kids argue as bad as yours.” Because you and your brother got into some pretty heated arguments.
5. Those arguments may or may not be leading to someone saying “I wish you were never born.” (not my proudest moment)
6. Having to hold hands on the couch after fighting and wanting to die the entire five minutes that feels like five hours.
7. Not being able to get a treat at the grocery store because then EVERYONE needs a treat and that is just preposterous.

Now, I know these aren’t the worst things in the world, and if I am being honest, they have only made me a better, stronger person today. If you are lucky enough to have a big family, you understand the good and the bad and everything in between. If you don’t have a big family, you’re always welcome to join mine, we usually have a pretty good time, and we take awesome all denim family pics.