I come from a very large family. I only have one sister, and my dad's side of the family is not that big. But, my mother has four sisters and one brother which means I have a boat load of aunts, uncles, and cousins. I am the seventeenth of my grandmother's eighteen grandchildren, and most of my older cousins are married with children. That brings the tally to six children, eighteen grandchildren, twenty-four great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. We are a very tight knit clan, and we often do things together and get together for holidays. Like all big families, certain characteristics always hold true. Here are seven of those things that will never change.