by Charlene King

Created on: March 18, 2009

I come from a bigger family. I am the second oldest and have three sisters and two brothers. We have definitely had our ups and downs throughout life. The bond however is very close for the most part. We love the times we can gather at moms and dads house for a holiday and just hang out again. Or the trips that we use to take for the summer. We was not always really close though. Imagine six kids in one house, your bound to have trouble. All different personalities fighting for the affection and attention from mom and dad. Out to be the best over the rest of them and trying to stay out of the trouble when it arises.

When I was around two my oldest brother thought it was funny to trip me as I went to see the birds. I carry a mark on forehead where the stitches was. I don't remember any of it just seen the mark one day and wondered where it came from. Or we had the sister who got her fingers stuck in the blender while it was on. Being locked into a hope chest was one of my oldest brothers favorite activities. He would coax us in there then sit on top and laugh. At the time it was not so fun but now when I think about it we had the best of times in that old piece of wood. Then there was the time one of my sisters got oil on her face so we decided to take a scrubber to it before our parents got home. That only made the situation worse.

Being from a family with a lot of kids when trouble comes around you got many others to blame to get the finger from pointing at you. Most of the time when it came to something being done wrong we all took the blame and never pointed fingers. At first we did until our parents caught on that we always blamed the youngest. No matter what the punishment was we all stood by each other and got the same as the rest. Sometimes we regretted it but we never backed out.

Siblings can be a pain to live with or be your best friend. I would never want to change being brought up in a big family with all of mine. Now that we are older we laugh at the past and all the silly things that we did. We all have a bond that pulls us close together support each other through life's hard knocks. Another joy of having a lot of siblings is when the nieces and nephews start being born. Then you have children that you can spoil and send back to your sibling when your done.

When coming from a big family with a lot of siblings I have learned that there is no need to compete with the other for your parents attention or love. It is hard to realize while growing up that they love each one the same. Now that I am an adult I have seen that most times parents are fair. I could not imagine growing up without one of my siblings now. Each one had their own personality and memory. I love each and every one of them and am proud to be their sister.

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