Family

Sometimes, it's hard to be part of a family. With my parents, 3 sisters, and 3 brothers...I know that all too well! The fights, the mess, the crying, the arguing, and the general sibling rivalry can be a lot to handle, especially when both parents work full time. We're left alone to fend for each other.

It's amazing how close we are.

I'm one of those teenagers that depends more on my friends than I do on my family. Recently, though, my friends have been so incredibly busy...and I've felt so incredibly alone. My older sister and I have that weird kind of relationship where, left to ourselves, we're the best of friends, but around others we don't talk much. My oldest brother and I tease each other all the time, but he has a very thin line between what's alright and what's not. A lot of the time, we'll be cool and all of a sudden he'll be sullen and pissed and won't tell me why. I've been telling them so much lately, and we understand each other so much better. The four youngest give me such joys and such hardships...it's hard not to love/hate them! They are the sweetest things in the entire world, and I love having them around, cheering when I come home because I don't have to do something after school.

I would be lost without them. I wouldn't be me if it weren't for them. We may hate each other at times, but at the end of the day...we're family, and we always will be.