I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to grow up with such a big loving family. I am extremely blessed enough to cherish memories of several great grandparents, who have passed in recent years. And for most of my life I was able to brag to my friends of having not only two sets of grandparents still alive and kickin' but three! Several of my classmates throughout the years were never even able to say they remember, let alone met their grandparents. Family gatherings on both my mom's and dad's side were quite large. All together I had 12 uncles, 11 aunts, and 28 first cousins! As far as ages go I fell right in the middle on both sides, my oldest cousin is in his lower 30's and my youngest is around the age of 6. There was also a pretty equal boy to girl ratio, so there was always someone to converse or play with.
Having a large family has taught me many things throughout my 19 years of life. It has made me thankful to only have one sibling I have to share my parent’s attention with, but I am glad that I am able to have so many extended family members to love and be loved by. It is neat to see how my parents interact with their siblings at this stage in their lives. Another thing I find really neat is how much they care about each other’s kids. Still being a kid myself it is hard to imagine my younger brother with a child but I know it will occur sooner than I think!
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