Big Families

I grew up in a family of 6 girls.  I found this article was hilarious that so many of the descriptions fit.  I've already seen many of them come to life in my home with our six kids too.  I just wanted to share my favorites that I can relate to and I added a few more.  I think many of these apply to families with even 3 or 4 kids.

25 Things People with 5+ Siblings Know To Be True

1. There will never be a meal where everyone is happy with the food.
2. Getting a table at a restaurant will take at least half an hour no matter where you go.
3. Car trips to far away places are more crammed than Target on Black Friday.
4. Someone is always around to watch a movie.
5. Someone will always being talking during that movie.
6. If they are close to your age and size, clothing is communal.
7. The youngest will be the favorite child that gets away with everything.
8. There will be alliances within the siblings and you better make sure you have a buddy.
9. Everyone has their spot on the couch and will not be afraid to throw a couple elbows your way to defend it.
10. Everyone will refer to so you as "so and so's older/ younger sibling" instead of your actual name.
11. Sneaking extra people into a hotel room will be a normal vacation activity.
12. Sharing a room is just something you will have to do forever.
13. When mom and dad get in a cleaning mood it is best to round up the troops and take a sibling trip to anywhere but home.
14. Someone will always do the least amount of work and somehow get away with it.
15. Your cheering section for your soccer games is always larger than everyone else's.
16. Getting a picture where everyone actually looks like a human is near too impossible.
17. You will be called every other person in your family's name before your mom actually calls you the right one.
18. Board games will never end well because someone is cheating and someone else is a sore loser.
19. If you complain about your siblings it's fine, but the second anyone else does all hell breaks loose.
20. Even the Super family size option of a good cereal will be gone in a single day.

The family SUV doubles in value when the gas tank is full.
Laundry never ends!
There are always a jillion of shoes by the front door and never a matching pair.
Going through a drive-thru requires 10 minutes to place the order (as the person taking the order keeps asking, "will that be all now?") and holds up the entire line! It also costs a small (actually large) fortune in the end- even if it's only the VALUE menu!
Never a dry towel or hot water.
Nothing is sacred- not even underwear.
Never leave the dinner table if its a favorite meal-it will be gone when u get back from the bathroom.
When writing your name on the Styrofoam take out container means absolutely NOTHING to your siblings. Tip- leave a bite taken out of it to ward them off.
Fast food is CEREAL
Vacations are insane, and not for the faint of heart.
It is not uncommon to show up somewhere and somebody doesn't have shoes on.
There is always a GIANT sock bag with socks that don't match.
You have to count your children to make sure you have them all.
You often have to stand in line to use your own bathroom at home-many times you can't make it in there alone.
Shared french fries were the worst...  you would have to eat the french fries before you got to enjoy your burger or you wouldn't get any....
Going to Sam's Club/Costco is a normal, routine shopping trip.
There is never a quiet moment.
Hand-me downs from neighbors/friends are like Christmas.
You dish up large portions for yourself because there won't be seconds.
You need more than a dozen of eggs for breakfast and a gallon of milk per day.


It's not always easy having a lot of siblings. There will be days when you wonder why your parents thought your siblings were a good idea at all. There will be days when you literally cannot be in the same room as them. The thing is though, there will also be days were you and your siblings all belt the words to "Do You Know" by Enrique Iglesias together. There will be days that you all sit around talking and laughing about the horrible restaurant your dad made you go to in the Everglades. And when all else fails, they will indeed bail you out of anything, even jail.