I have four brothers and five sisters. Do you have the same problem as I do everytime someones asks me how many brothers and sisters I have I tell them and they say "Oh wow so theres nine of you?" I say no theres ten, and without fail I have to go into an explaination of why.
When they make out that I was making them look stupid (even though they did it themselves) I say "How many brothers and sisters do you have?" They say "One brother" so I say "Oh so your parents only had one child then?"
2007-10-24 18:51:45 · 5 answers · asked by chocolateman 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Oh I know what you mean!! It's like, HELLO! Do the math already! LOL I think it is because 98% of the people that ask aren't really truly interested in knowing how many siblings you got, I think some people just ask just for the sake of making conversation, so they aren't attentively listening to the answer we give. I just say there are 5 of us girls and 3 boys. I always include myself to avoid the inevitable. LOL!
2007-10-24 19:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by Admeta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to explain to some people that you are 1 of 14 kids and that there are 8 from the first set and 4 stepkids and 2 half brother and sister. That is sure to confuse the heck out of anyone it does me at times.
2007-10-25 02:09:01 · answer #2 · answered by lonehermit2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just say "I am one of 10 kids in my family."
People are ignorant and can't do math these days.
Living in a large family requires one to become proficient in math. Imagine what your parents have to do, mathematically speaking, just in getting the appropriate groceries for the week!
2007-10-25 02:03:03 · answer #3 · answered by revsuzanne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's not a big deal to me
cos' im the youngest in 10
2007-10-25 03:16:44 · answer #4 · answered by 1111 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just say, "I'm the oldest of seven".
Cute response though!
2007-10-25 02:54:21 · answer #5 · answered by kp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋