Surviving the Domestic Jungle

I am one of five children and when we all get together, it is quite a production. I have my two older brothers, both married, one has 2 girls and the other has one daughter. There’s me, married with three kids and then there are my two younger sisters. Tonight we are celebrating one of my brothers birthdays even though it was 10 days ago. I talked to my mom earlier and the head count has ballooned as my dad got on the phone and invited some of his friends and some of my brothers friends and now we have a huge party at a restaurant. Ahhh, I can feel the drama coming. There are some BIG personalities in my family. I am the mellow one of my family and I am not that mellow. Throw a little alcohol in the mix and you have a recipe for family drama. I occasionally enjoy it but sometimes it has gone too far. I love my family but my goodness sometimes they are drama queens. They occasionally act like their performances will land them an Oscar! I’m not saying I don’t have my Oscar worthy moments, because I do, but I spend most get together’s watching my kids. I do not drink so for me to sit back and watch the nonsense is sometimes more fun than actually joining in on it. As we age and the more children that are added in, things become so much more fun. Me and my sister in laws all had a baby within a couple of months of each other so as the babies grow, it should become a whole different experience. I love my family and I especially love spending time with them but I know it has been an adjustment for the “marry-ins”. My husband does well with it and one of my sister in laws does as well but one I know is overwhelmed by it all. My sister is bringing her new boyfriend to dinner so this should be fun! I love to see the fresh meat either drown or jump right in. My sister may be single after tonight’s dinner! I will have to write about it tonight when I get home. Stay tuned!