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| My sisters and I in our Happiness Jackets |
“Friends
come and go, but you will always have family no matter where you go!” This is a
famous quote that I could imagine so many people have heard of and even say
still today. The quote can be cheesy at times, but it’s absolutely true though.
Throughout your whole life, friends will come into your life but not all of
them that you make will stick with you as you grow older, but family is
something that we will always have forever!
For
those of you who don’t know, I’m the 3rd child in the family out 4.
Sometimes being a middle child isn’t always the greatest, but there are so many
more reasons why being a middle child is quite nice. For starters, I have two
older and one younger sister always by my side. If I ever need advice on
things, it’s nice to be able to have two older sisters with more experience and
wisdom that could help me out. When it comes to having a younger sister, I can
help her out on things that she needs help either from homework to even boy
troubles. When it comes to being a middle child, I would say it’s a win win for
me; I can get some really good advice and even hand it down.
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| Two of my cousins; Cassidy and Vivian |
We can
all say that being a teenage are the worst years. We try to think that we can
do everything on our own and that whatever our parents say are wrong no matter
what. We get so caught up in the moment thinking that our parents don’t know
anything that everybody’s patience level goes way down. But want to hear the truth: Even though we
might not always agree with what our parents say, they have so much more wisdom
and experience than us teenagers do! Sometimes it’s hard to listen to or may
even hurt a little of what our parents are truly saying, but just remember they
are only saying that stuff because they love you so incredibly much!
Parents
can come in handy for more than just lecturing you; sometimes it may not seem
like it, but parents can give out some of the best advice ever. With having the
most experience can lead to some really good advice that could even help you in
a tough situation. But, I do have to say that they might not have all the
advice you need on a particular situation because their life style as teenager
was way different compared to now a days. But, I can promise you that they can
trade in the advice for a warm hug any day. Just being in our parents’ warm hugs
can be the best kind of comfort out there! I know for a fact my parents are
great at cheering me up!
Family
doesn’t just consist of who you live with and see every day; family most
certainly includes all your relatives no matter how far away they live. In
fact, I have family from both sides all over the United States. For me, I
mainly have family in Iowa, but I also have family that lives in North
Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota, Minnesota, and
more. Distance can never become a problem when it comes to family!
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| My grandma with her 12 kids |
One
thing that I love to say is that just within my mom’s side, I have over 50
cousins. I always love seeing people’s reactions whenever I tell them that.
Yes, that’s right you read it right; over 50 cousins just on my mom’s side. My
mom is the 5th child of 12. My grandma and grandpa were kept busy
with their 4 daughters and 8 sons. With having lots of family on my mom’s side,
the noise level raises pretty quickly. One plus side of having so many people
as family is that there’s always someone to talk to or do things with. From
either playing cards or needing help with a situation there is someone who we
can always turn to no matter what time of day.
Most
families aren’t as lucky to have such a big family, but no matter what the size
of the family is; one thing will always remain and that’s the love everybody
shares with one another. Yeah, families will fight and argue, but it’s what
happens afterwards that makes you guys still a family! Just like Lilo and
Stitch says, “Ohana means family and family means nobody gets left behind or
forgotten!”
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