This should be a very interesting topic to write on. My family is one of the things that I enjoy talking about because the thoughts and every memory about us show love and symmetry.
In my nuclear home, which comprises my parents, my siblings, and I, we make up a fairly small group to me. Although some persons might think otherwise.However, if we take into account the extended family, then we are a very large group.
I have quite a number of cousins on my father and mothers side. Then there are aunties, uncles, grand-aunties, there are step-cousins(if there's a thing as that) and far too many other relatives who are connected to me sone way if I had to make a family tree.
So maybe it's best to say that I have a large family, cause this unit that I am with this number of persons is nothing even closely like a small one. I'm a little perplexed if I should be talking about the extended or nuclear home cause frankly, I like to think in my head that we're all just a nuclear family. Maybe it's cause of the closeness that we share.
Anyway, I should talk about my 'nuclear' family; my parents, siblings, and I. We are a family of eight. There's my parents,my siblings and I. Oh, very fortunately for me, I'm the last child on the ranking and the only female. Yeah, so, don't try me. My big brothers would not have it. Hey, don't mind me.
I usually like to think to myself that in spite of the irregularities and imbalances of life, the one area of my life that is just well-rounded is my family.
We grew up together in a small space that really did not let us have some good privacy. We had to eat together, look after one another, and could not avoid being in each other's lives. I can't say what my parents did that made us turn out as healthy humans, although I know that they did their bests and we did our parts in terms of making rational decisions, but it worked. Well, I came in a little later, and my siblings were already living as responsible humans, so it was easy to copy that.
My family is amazing, as is every member of my larger family.
Being the somewhat large family that we are, we get to be there for one another in every way possible. Be a healthy, solid support system. We already learned early to take up our responsibilities as the children of the home. As siblings, we share a bond that's insanely strong. One that can not be influenced in the negative, not even by our parents. Thinking about it now, we share that bond with our cousins. The kind that all our parents can not influence. I've written about my family and how fun it can get.
Having a large family means having more support. It means having to not be alone through dealing with responsibilities, it means more excitement and fun times at family functions
For us, the younger ones, it means having to just relax and be taken care of and enjoy the baby privileges.
At different times growing up, I had imagined what life would be like if I had more older siblings. Say, five more brothers to make ten. And with me to make up like a football team. Yup! Don't air me, please. Oh, how my friends look at me with envy. Don't know if it's because I'm the only female or the last kid. Plus, there's the fact that older cousins/relatives adore me and are always there for me. Walahi, if I no be me, I for too envy me, cause what!!!
Raising kids is no easy job, but it gets exciting when they're older. I've never really thought of what number of kids I might want. I don't know. I absolutely adore this number that I am in, but I can't say. I wish everyone had to enjoy the beauties of coming from a large family. E too sweet. I don't know, sha, but maybe I do want a large family.
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