Wannabefree...guess what I got in the mail today!?!?!?!?

[BarredBuff]

Im one of two kids and I like it. Im oldest.....

 

[Wannabefree]

Im one of two kids and I like it. Im oldest.....

i had all male cousins and a big brother, THEN 5 years later...5 cousins and a sister born the SAME YEAR Only one boy cousin out of those that year too....I was TOAST from then on. Ah well...made me tougher....also made me family reunion babysitter

 

[BarredBuff]

I have one set of first cousins (the girl is getting married in July and the boy is in basic trianing for the air force) and a whole slew of second cousins all of which are adults.

 

[Wannabefree]

I have one set of first cousins (the girl is getting married in July and the boy is in basic trianing for the air force) and a whole slew of second cousins all of which are adults.

I'm not even sure how many 1st cousins I have...I can name them all though

john
me <---My family
susan

jason
angela
josh
jonathan
jeremy
jenny
matthew
amber
callie
nancy
jackie
katie
miranda
jana
marshall
brandy
david
jim

other side
keith
michelle
jason
kevin
william
tracy
jeff
amy
brandon
chris
holly

SOoooo 29

I know a BUNCH of my 2nd 3rd and even 4th cousins, most of them personally, some only by name/face.

Mom had 8 siblings
Pop had 9 siblings

I also know all of my great and great great aunts and uncles, and all my cousins kids.

 

[BarredBuff]

We're a small family in our clan but our other relatives have lots of kids!!

 

[FarmerJamie]

wowsers

 

[Denim Deb]

That's a lot of cousins! I'm the youngest of 4. People always think the youngest gets all the benefits. Didn't happen in my family. When my mom decided my oldest brother was too old for something, so were the rest of us, didn't matter that I was 5 years younger. Everyone else got to drive my parents' cars, not I. I had to get my own. And, while the others got to put their cars on my parents' insurance, I had to get my own. I got the car because I had a job, and that was the only way I could get to it. Plus, if it rained, my mom wouldn't drive me to school. (It was a mile one way) There were times I'd be soaking wet by the time I got to school. But, in a way, it was good. I learned to depend on myself at a young age.

As for childhood memories, one of my favorite memories is from a Thanksgiving Day. I was, if I remember correctly in the 4th grade. We were going to my grandparents house in PA. I had just read a story about a little girl who visited her grandparents for Thanksgiving, and they had snow. So, I prayed for snow for Thanksgiving. Well, we got the snow-so much that we woke up to no power in a house that was all electric except for the wood stove in the basement! We went to the neighbor's for the day. I could not tell you what we ate, or what all we did, I just remember the warmth and love that was there. And that's why I remember it.

 

[Wannabefree]

That's a lot of cousins! I'm the youngest of 4. People always think the youngest gets all the benefits. Didn't happen in my family. When my mom decided my oldest brother was too old for something, so were the rest of us, didn't matter that I was 5 years younger. Everyone else got to drive my parents' cars, not I. I had to get my own. And, while the others got to put their cars on my parents' insurance, I had to get my own. I got the car because I had a job, and that was the only way I could get to it. Plus, if it rained, my mom wouldn't drive me to school. (It was a mile one way) There were times I'd be soaking wet by the time I got to school. But, in a way, it was good. I learned to depend on myself at a young age.

As for childhood memories, one of my favorite memories is from a Thanksgiving Day. I was, if I remember correctly in the 4th grade. We were going to my grandparents house in PA. I had just read a story about a little girl who visited her grandparents for Thanksgiving, and they had snow. So, I prayed for snow for Thanksgiving. Well, we got the snow-so much that we woke up to no power in a house that was all electric except for the wood stove in the basement! We went to the neighbor's for the day. I could not tell you what we ate, or what all we did, I just remember the warmth and love that was there. And that's why I remember it.

I'm the only one who had to buy my own car, only one who DID NOT get to do extracurriculars, and I had to share a bedroom with my sister until I was SIXTEEN! I also was responsible for cooking lunch for those two lunkheads when school was out....no sandwiches for those little darlings ALTHOUGH, NOW I am thankful...I wasn't THEN. It was so unfair!! My brother still lived with my parents up until 3 years ago, my sister can't live without a man I and mom raise her DD, my 6 y.o. niece, who is here now. I see now I actually got the better end of the deal, but I missed a good portion of my childhood in the process of playing mini mom. So I get to be a big kid with my kiddos now and I have more resources and bigger toys than my siblings did back then It's all good

Edited because I kaint speel werth a lik

 

[FarmerJamie]

It wasn't any easier as the oldest on both sides of the family. We were the one the parents and grandparents "practiced" on.

The late coming little buggers were the most spoiled brats and by the time they got old enough to do the fun stuff, I was on my to college.......

 

[Wannabefree]

It wasn't any easier as the oldest on both sides of the family. We were the one the parents and grandparents "practiced" on.

The late coming little buggers were the most spoiled brats and by the time they got old enough to do the fun stuff, I was on my to college.......

Yeah, me and John were the oldest of my mom's side grands. Then my cousin Jason is a few months younger than me...we got spankings....a LOT