Have you ever seen "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"?

I always laughed out loud at this movie and all its hilarity, until one day the realization hit me. My family is just like them. We are the people with thirty cars in front of the house at every holiday. We are the people who draw attention to ourselves at every public outing we go to. We know our wedding party will be larger than some people's actual weddings. Subsequently, we lose track of the amount of cousins we have. I also have to explain why your parents are not crazy for having so many children. We are large and in charge, to say the least.

Here are some realizations everyone who comes from a big family has had:

1. You have seen the face of horror every waitress and hostess has when your 15-25 person party walks in for a casual family dinner.

"We still have six more coming," squawks my dad from the back of a sea of people.

2. You are the loudest people in any public place by far.

Too loud to notice any of the stares from the people around you.

3. You learn to protect your food from the moochers.

4. You never mind sharing a bed with someone.

5. You get used to your mom calling you by your siblings' names when she’s mad.

Eventually you just stop correcting her.

6. Hand-me-downs are expected.

Name brand? No way.

7. Your family Easter egg hunt looks more like the Hunger Games than a fun holiday event.

May the odds be ever in your favor.

8. You have a whole panel of people to tell you their opinions about your life choices.

Even when you don't want to hear them.

9. You have to warn your significant other about the circus you call your family before you introduce them.

Word of advice – give them some form of pep talk to encourage them.

10. And then you have to sit there while they interrogate him.

"I trust that boy as far as I can throw him," a direct quote from my grandpa.

11. You have enough siblings to form a sports team.

And probably enough for a couple subs too.

12. You think it’s weird that your friends’ families have less than 60 people at Thanksgiving.

"What do you mean there's only twelve of you?"

13. The amount of food at family functions could feed a moderately sized army.

14. You can never take a put-together family photo.

Let's face it, the "say cheese" gets lost amongst the babies crying, someone's blinking, and occasional head scratching.

15. You would not trade them and their craziness for the world.

Can't live with them, can't live without them!