1) Margaritas are THE family cocktail. If it's too early for margaritas, than a Bloody Mary will do, and rum drinks are always welcome.
2)Jimmy Buffet is King. (My sister, brother and I all knew the lyrics to Why Don't We Get Drunk and Margaritaville at a young age).
3) Dogs are the best pets. Cats, they're weird (have you seen them throw their leg over their head? WEIRD....okay I do like them and we've had a few. I mean how else are we supposed to keep the little soul sucking trolls at bay? Thanks Drew Barrymore and Cat's Eye for making me look into that mouse hole and finding a mouse).
4) You can only have sugar laden cereals on the weekend, and really only on Saturdays and you must watch Saturday morning cartoons. I miss watching Land of the Lost and eating Frankenberry. *SIGH*
5) Going to watch movies are a regular family activity. As is forcing us all to play Yahtzee, because that one certain person always wins and they force us all to play; even though we've all actively hidden the game from that person during the week.
6) Watching your sibling cry on a bike ride is a must at least once a month.
7) Again movies. Lots of movies.
8) Again watching that one sibling cry on a mountain hike...no the beautiful scenery didn't help, we could still hear the pouting and crying.
9) Education is important, we don't allow you to be Little Yahoos forever.
10) If you're a kid, don't bug the adults when we have company. If something happens between you and your cousins, resolve it yourself. It was like Mad Max Beyond Thunder Dome in the family room and someone might have gotten hurt, but you didn't bug the adults unless there was blood or a bone couldn't be popped into place.
11) If there was a family activity going on, you enjoyed it and had fun. There was no complaining, you just had fun with your family.
12) Don't bug the parents before they get up. Make your siblings cereal and watch t.v., usually Solid Gold or WWF wrestling on Sundays. HULKMANIA!
13) Family dinner is a must. We had to eat dinner with the family almost every night unless you were spending the night down a friends house or spending time with another part of the family.
14) Your cousins are your best friends and just like your siblings. You will spend more than half your time with them so y'all better cling together and get along. Honestly though, I had the best times with my cousins and love spending time with them. I wish we spent more time together.
15) There is no getting out of playing Yahtzee.
16) The Beatles are the best band ever and as much as we like Paul McCartney, John Lennon was the better song writer.
17) Family always has your back.
Your reality differs from mine in nearly every way. Wish I'd grown up with cousins. That's the only thing I pine for on your list. Hehe. I guess you had your tongue in your cheek.
ReplyDeleteI wish my cousins had been closer, as I am an only child. My husband had several cousins on the block where he lived his first 10 years. On the other hand, my closest cousin was an hour and a half away. My son's was over 3 hours away. One hopes family always has your back. Your post made me smile (and sigh a little). Alana
ReplyDeleteLet's see: numbers 3, 9, 11, 13, and 17 ring most true for me - from growing up to raising my own family! (With the exception of having both dogs AND cats now!)
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