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20 Things You Know To Be True If You Grew Up With 4+ Siblings

You were each other's first friends.

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20 Things You Know To Be True If You Grew Up With 4+ Siblings
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Ah, siblings. The people who have no choice but to love you. Having seen you through all of life's stages, they might even be the people that know you best in the world. Growing up, you fought, you loved, you laughed, you shared, and you fought some more, but ultimately you were each other's first friends. Here are some things you know to be true if you grew up with four or more siblings.

1. You were frequently called by your sibling's name.


2. Whatever you did, you had an entire cheer squad for you present.

3. Getting a picture of all of you together in which you all looked decent was difficult.

4. You most likely had to share a bedroom.


5. Lots of fighting occurred over the bathroom when you all needed to get ready at the same time.

6. You were rarely (if ever) home alone.

7. Your parents had to own a large van or SUV to fit you all in together.


8. If you were younger, you were often referred to as _______'s younger sibling.

9. If you were older, you constantly complained that the younger kids got away with more than you did.

10. Your family's average grocery run looked like food preparation for an apocalypse.

11. Family meals were a riot.

12. You often teamed up against each other when arguing.


13. Family vacations meant bed sharing and couch sleeping in order to fit everyone.

14. Your family took up a whole pew in church.

15. You often shared/stole each other's clothes and other sacred possessions.

16. Life was never boring.

17. You got really good at comebacks and sassy remarks after lots of practice with each other.

18. You needed a large table when you went out to eat.

19. You always had a playmate.

20. You wouldn't change it for the world.





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