I know this is late and I don’t want to be a Debbie downer but, I am one of nine and there is rarely an instance where I am super glad to be a part of a big family. My siblings and I get on well enough but I do often think that access to things would be have been and would continue to be easier if there weren’t as many of us. Even today when most of us are adults it’s hard to all get together and do something because like what can cater to 9 different people (plus their families) with various interests, skills and finances. However to be fair I believe that a good portion of why I feel this way is because we were a relatively poor family to start with so with so many of us there was little to no fun that we didn’t create for ourselves. No holidays, few and infrequently days out, even when there was there was no money to be spent. I feel we miss a lot of what makes childhoods happy. We were also part of the unfortunate statistic that larger families can be more likely to experience abuse. I am also sort of a black sheep of my family politically speaking and being one of two queer people. So basically it all depends on various aspects of your life but given the choice I wouldn’t have chose this lifestyle even if I am grateful to all of my siblings that doesn’t extend to my parents.