Here I sit, my brother is playing with Jerusha in the other room. We normally would be going to church right now. I was planning to do so; alas when I awoke I found my baby sister burning with fever. After consulting the doctor mom informed me that she had to go to the hospital, again. Since Keziah has come into this world she has stayed at the hospital four times. One of course was following child birth. Less then a week later my mom went in for gall bladder removal. A couple days after that she really high pressure; so high she had to stay at the hospital for two more days. That time I stayed with her because she wanted the baby there. For that to happen I had to be there to take care of my darling baby sister. Finally this morning Kezzie had to go in because of a fever. Which is why we aren't in church.
I am not a normal . I have ten younger siblings; and I am only fifteen. I am often asked what is it like being me. Whenever someone asks that I sort of laugh because I know they don’t really want to know. I end up telling them that it isn't odd to me. Honestly I have known no other, and therefore I am perfectly content. That is true to some degree. I couldn't imagine life without them. There have been times that I have tried to 'cut' down the size of my family. I never get very far because I couldn't possibly decide which one to 'get rid of'; this of course is all in my imagination. I would never literally try to cut one out. Each person in my family plays a role. Whether I like it or not each of them is implanted deep with in me. That sounds weird but I love 'um.
That of course is not the only reason I am odd. I think a lot. In fact when I do my algebra I think so hard that I think around the answer and get it wrong. People say that's impossible it isn't. I have done it. I find myself being more responsible then most highschool kids. I am more laid back when it comes to disasters; because I know that God is in control and nothing happens outside of His providence. Plus, the more relaxed I am the more relaxed everyone else is. It's not always easy being a good example. Most times I forget that I have 10 pairs of little eyes watching every move I make. Yeah, seems like it would be hard to forget; but it's just that they are always there, so I am very used to it.
Actually not everyone thinks I am weird. I have a lot of friends that often forget the situation I am in. Then when something comes up and I react different then them they weird out. I end up having to explain why I am the way I am. Most times they try to understand. I have really good friends.
I am kind of a nerd actually. I love to wear clothes out of the ordinary. I buy all items in my wardrobe at Goodwill. Resulting in a great verity of clothes and less of a fortune spent on them.
posted by Becca @ 11:24 AM
1 Comments:
Becca,
I certainly have to agree about the part you wrote about people asking about you what it's like to be in a large family. Though I only have 5 younger and 2 older siblings, I don't have quite the experience you have, but I, like you, have at times wondered what it would be like if one of my brothers or sisters was not here. It just would not be the same. Each works together doing their own things to make the family hold together as it does. Isn't it amazing how God designed the family to work together as it does? I'm perfectly thankful for every single one of my 7 siblings! Take any single one away and I don't know what I'd do.
Goodwill is a great place to get clothing. :)
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