I was lucky enough to grow up in a family where my cousins were more like my siblings. We have shared a lot of laughs, cries, fights, and memories over the years which has brought us closer in many ways. When you give a girl older cousins, you're giving her a lot of great things.

When you give a girl older cousins, you are giving her memories. From family vacations, to holidays, to birthdays. Your cousins were there for it all and recalling memories from the past is always a good time.

You are giving her endless inside jokes.

You are giving her siblings. If you're an only child like me, then your cousins are the closest thing you have to siblings. You laugh, play, fight, and most importantly- love each other as if they were your brother or sister.

When you give a girl older cousins, you are also giving her automatic best friends.

You are giving her a support system and protectors. Nobody watches out for you better than older cousins. If someone hurts you they are the first ones to be there to comfort you, and find out where that person who hurt you lives...

You are giving her embarrassing family photos that will haunt her for the rest of her life.

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When you give a girl older cousins, you are most definitely giving her endless teasing and practical jokes being played on her. Yeah, these may be traumatizing but it comes with being the younger cousin. At least if gives you a tough skin and you just end up getting used to it

You are giving her people who can relate to the craziness that is your family. Nobody understands how crazy your family like your cousins. At least it gives you something to talk about at family parties.

You are giving her people who know you better than you know yourself.

When you give a girl older cousins, you are giving her role models. From the time you were little you've always looked up to your older cousins. You have watched them grow and learn from their mistakes, and will always admire them for it.