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14 Reasons Why Having A Lot of Siblings is the Best and the Worst

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Emma Grace Saylor

Dec 28, 2017

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14 Reasons Why Having A Lot of Siblings is the Best and the Worst

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You have absolutely NO privacy.
- I grew up in a house with seven siblings and I think there were maybe two times I had the house to myself. Even if I tried to lock myself in my room one of them would be bound to come knocking because they want something.
You always have a sibling you like.
- Having a lot of siblings means most of them are going to drive you crazy, but there will always be one that you can talk to without being annoyed to death.
Someone is always bound to be annoying.
- Just like there will be one sibling you can talk to, there will always be one that annoys you to no end, and it always happens to be the sibling that you have to share a room.
Sharing a bedroom is unavoidable.
- I have five sisters and one brother, and because of this uneven distribution of guys and girls I spent most of my elementary years sharing a room with my brother. It was not ideal.
There are always enough people to play sports and games.
- In the off chance you’re all getting along, baseball games, kickball, Monopoly, video games, and football are always a blast when it’s one half of the siblings verse the others. It’s even better when the parents join in.
They give the best life advice.
- I could go on and list so many late night conversations I’ve had with my sisters where they told me about guys, peer pressure, drinking, sex, kissing, dating, college, how to deal with parents, etc. Older siblings give the best advice and these conversations create the most meaningful memories.
Learning from their mistakes is so amazing.
- I have seen my siblings fail, talk back to our parents, make bad choices, lie, get into terrible relationships, and so on. While it’s tough to see people you love go through things like that, the lessons they learn are helpful to both them and you.
Having a lot of siblings means having a lot of different wardrobes you can steal from.
- Some of my best outfits have been created in my sisters, and sometimes my brother’s, closets. When you run out of stuff to wear, having six other wardrobes to choose from is extremely convenient (until you get caught of course).
You have a reputation that goes before you from your siblings.
- Being on the younger side of a bunch of siblings is difficult because all of your older siblings have a certain reputation for themselves, so if they have flaws everybody else expects you to have the same type of flaws.
It’s difficult to figure out who you are when constantly being compared to your siblings.
- Figuring out who you are and who you want to be is hard enough without being compared to your siblings. Then you have to deal with the feeling like you aren’t measuring up to the people that they are.
Picking out a movie to watch is literally impossible.
- A happy and laughter-filled family night can turn into one of the biggest fights of the year because multiple siblings are trying to pick out one movie to watch. Then the littler kids want to join but they can only watch PG movies so everyone starts fighting and somebody always cries
Going on vacation is insanely difficult and takes over a year of planning.
- Nine people need to pick one place to vacation, where we stay has to fit everyone, everyone has to be available, and it has to be affordable. We don’t vacation that often.
There is never any food in the house.
- It’s almost as if the more children a family has, the bigger the appetites each child has. We go through an obscene amount of waffles and cereal.
They will always be willing to lie for you and have your back.
- If you’re ever about to get yelled at by your parents make sure you don’t leave your siblings side because they will defend you until death.

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

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