I have a pretty big family. All together there are 7 kids, ranging in ages from 7-30. As much as I adore them, coming home for Spring Break becomes a bit hectic. I was sitting on the couch yesterday, tightly wedged between my siblings, and began a Pro and Cons list about coming home:
Pro: Coming home means you get to sleep in your on bed, which is much bigger and more comfortable than your university provided bed.
Con: You end up either on the couch or worse, sharing a bed with a kicking prone sister, because your older siblings use the age card and swipe your bed from you.
Pro: Mom makes a huge 6-course dinner, including at least 2 different kinds of desserts, in honor of the homecoming of yourself and others who have been away for the majority of the year.
Con: The merciless war that ensues as everyone scrambles to get more of the potato casserole and less of the steamed broccoli.
Pro: Being able to do your laundry for free and not have to pay two dollars a load.
Con: As payback for wrangling the washer first, your siblings sabotage your laundry by either stealing socks from the dryer or tinting the pure white clothing into a lovely shade of pink.
Pro: Being able to sleep in with no early classes to wake for.
Con: Having an early rising 7 year old to come jolt you out of bed better than any alarm clock ever could.
Pro: Being able to TIVO all of your favorite shows you missed while away at school.
Con: Feeling extremely disappointed when you realize that they never actually recorded because your technological savvy 7-year-old brother knows how to delete the shows and make room for SpongeBob.
To name a few. Don’t get me wrong. I love my family. It’s just funny how a two story house can feel just as small as a dorm room.
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