The most important aspects of my life are definitely family and friends, and without the both of these, I would not be the person I am today. The biggest influence in my life is my family, which is not your average family.
Any time I am asked an interesting fact about myself, or something to describe my life, my typical answer is “Well…I have 8 siblings.” To be completely honest, in reality I have 2 full siblings and 6 half siblings, but I’ve spent too much time living with them that I don’t consider any of them less than a full sibling. The part that confuses most are that some of my siblings aren’t related whatsoever to others. Well, here’s the breakdown to my family! My two oldest brothers are 30 and 27 (the oldest is expecting his FIFTH kid! ) but they are my half brothers. Same Mom, different Dad. Next comes my older sister who’s 22, me, and my younger sister who is 16. We’re all full sisters, follow? Nextcomes the rest of them, my Dad and Step-mom’s kids. Brother is 4, twin sisters are almost 2 and brother#4 will be here in February!
Most people get lost in the process but it’s quite easy once you really figure it out. Don’t worry, my house isn’t a mad house..wait that’s a lie. I’m the oldest in the house..well when I’m at school my sister gets to deal with it, poor girl. Although my siblings all drive me CRAZY, they’re family and I’m stuck with them! Having so many older siblings has made me a strong and confident person and having so many younger siblings also has made me an easy person to talk to and I’m great with kids! Dealing with them every day swayed my decision to major in elementary education, but then recently I realized…I can’t do that every day..No way! Therefore, I want to switch to secondary ed. My siblings are enough little kids to deal with in my life. Without my family there to provide me with experience, I could very well have a completely different major and I could be awful with little kids! They’re always there for support when I need them, and I can’t even imagine my life with any less than 8 siblings!
