Big families are few and far between nowadays and by big I mean 6+ children. Being married to someone who just has a brother and sister compared to my 3 brothers and 4 sisters we marvel at the differences.
Group texts have a whole new meaning when there are 8 siblings offering opinions. At 11:00. At night. When will Verizon develop the technology to leave a group text?
There are injuries. Often. Not always on purpose.
There are discussions, stories, and debates which usually start reasonably and just get louder and louder and louder. Which means the sibling not paying attention to the conversation keeps turning the TV louder and louder which in turn causes the debaters to....well you get the picture.
We can't just meet for dinner. We have to think about who can accommodate our group and which restaurant will be the least disturbed by our personalities.
Our schedules and proximity make getting together virtually impossible. Its taken us 4 years to be back together for a meal.
Entertaining has a whole different meaning than on HGTV when the house hunter needs a dining room large enough to seat 10 because they do a lot of entertaining. HA! Try a dining area to accommodate 50 (thats just my siblings, their spouses, and their children).
But then look at this beautiful woman whose love, organization, and faith has been the heart of this family for over 5 decades.
They may drive me crazy at times, I'm sure I annoy them occasionally and they certainly keep things interesting but I wouldn't want any other family than the one God chose for me.
