What to expect when you have a huge family

[Simple_Girl606]

So for those of you who have a small family but always hoped for a bigger one, (more siblings or more cousins or just more family in general), here's what to expect.

I have six siblings, including me that makes seven "colorful" (something people call us» the nice way of saying crazy. ) children. With ten years between the youngest and oldest. So that's very closely aged siblings.

- If you have sisters and you are all around the same size, expect to share all of your clothing. Even when you don't want to. (I have three sisters, by the way I was blessed to not be the same size as the others.)

- Also forget about having the best makeup. It's more like "Hey! Who took my mascara?!" "You said I can use it" "No I didn't give it back" *gets it back a month later half empty and broken*

- If you have brothers you will have to learn to hold your own against swarms of hungry, belligerent teens. (this being your brothers and their friends that seem to find their way to the house more often then you'd like.)

- You also better quickly learn how to wrestle and get a nice unbeatable pinning move. Something everyone will get aggravated with and stop trying to fight you.

- Oh and speaking of fighting expect to fight for everything. You share everything and this will cause more fights than you think.

- Don't expect to have many boys around your many brothers will scare them off. (I have three.)

But the best things about having siblings are sometimes really the best.

- If a boy or girl breaks your heart your brother and sisters have your back.

- They are your ride or dies until the end.

- There are little moments, the most precious tender moments, when you're crying and the sibling that picks on you the most, comes and lends you a shoulder to cry on.

- They will always stick up for you, no matter the enemy. There is always "them" and "us".

- They boost your confidence when you're feeling down. Even when the convince you that you are (in my case) a fat cow. And in my sister's case she was a gap toothed troll. (My brother was very mean).

But amidst all of the nonsense, drama, and the daily "where's my ___?!" there is some sense of family. It may not be perfect but it is definitely something worth fighting for. I absolutely love my brothers and sisters.

[Anonymous]

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