1. People are shocked to hear the size of your family
When you tell people how big your family is they have a shocked look on their face. You love that look because it happens a lot. You love how confused and freaked out they are. Then you just wait for all the questions they have.
2. You forget family member’s name easily
When you have so many people in your family its normal to forget people's names. You may have had a full conversation with them but when you walk away you can't remember what their name was. If you write it on your hand or make up a rhyme, it might be easier.
3. No one knows how old anyone is
There is system to remember people's birthdays and ages, but at this point it still takes a few minutes to an hour (maybe even days and a couple second opinions) to figure out how long people are. But who can blame you when there's so many people in one family?
4. You know 5 or 6 isn’t a lot of kids to have
When your aunts and uncles have families that range from 1 kid to 15, numbers don't shock you. You're just waiting to see who will be the one to pass the highest number.
5. You get random friend requests from people you assume are family
You don't recognize their name but you have mutual friends. So like a normal person you check the mutual friends and see that they are family members so you hope for the best and accept them. This way, hopefully, you'll recognize someone at the next reunion.
6. There is a book that has the family tree in it
At least one person has a book with everyone's name in it. It's just a plain notebook but it's helpful to study up for a family reunion. Under the person's name will have a list of their children and their grandchildren. It's pretty full and it's forgotten about, so some people haven't even made it into the book.
7. You don’t know how to whisper
You've reached a point where your friends say to stop shouting and you were speaking normally. You also can't hear your friends when they whisper and you can't whisper properly. You know your hearing is terrible and one day you will be deaf from all the yelling. But yelling is normal in such a large group of people.
8. Christmas photos cover your walls
There is one wall in your house that just has christmas cards on it. They stay there for the full year. They don't leave the wall until they fall or the next years card comes.
9. You don't mind sharing food
Germs don't freak you out. They are pretty much nonexistent. Food on the floor? Five-second rule. Food gets shared a lot and people will sometimes just eat off your plate.
10. Family reunions are crazy
If the whole family is able to get together in one place it's crazy. There are probably over a hundred people there and people you've never met are present. All reunions have to be outside too because there is not a building big enough to hold everyone.
11. You hear "I love you" and "God bless you" a lot
Having a big family usually means that you belong to some religion. So when someone leaves they will get a God bless you. Also having a big family, I love you is thrown around a lot. Even though it is said a lot, it never loses it's meaning
12. There are a lot of inside family jokes
You may not see your family often but when you get together old jokes resurface. You all get along because you're family. You have similar personalities and you find the same things funny and normal people don't find your family stories as funny.
13. Your family is crazy and huge and no one will ever understand your big family.
But you know there are a bunch of people out there who are just as crazy as you and love you unconditionally.
