When I was growing up I had to get used to the idea of never having privacy because that didn't exist in my family. My family was nosy, the perfect example of insanity. If you've seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding, then you're pretty close to imagining what my family is like. Unlike the movie, we don't live in separate houses, we all live together in one big house. My family is what I would call the classic definition of crazy. I was one of the few students in my graduating class to have non-divorced parents. I was one of 7 people in my class who needed more than 5 invitations because my family isn't just my mom, dad, and sister. My family consists of my mother, my father, my grandmother, my grandfather, my grandmother and my sister. Not to mention all these people who live with me in the same house and that doesn't include my cousin, my aunt and uncle who also live with me. My family is a big part of who I am, but people would think it was crazy and wouldn't be able to deal with so many people in the same house all the time. If I'm honest, it took some adjusting to get used to the silence when I first moved to Missouri. I will try to explain how my world was born, my parents, my extended family and how we keep it under control. My mother seemed to care and love each other and didn't say anything bad to each other. When they spoke badly of someone it was meaner than anything else. My family is generally a busy and hectic Hispanic household. We don't have dinner together, we don't talk about our problems, we just rely on each other for support. My home is dominated by my mother's family, I grew up with my cousins and had my grandmother and grandmother to watch over me until my mother could come home. Because of this I grew up with broken English and broken Spanish, I always had confusing words in my head which made it difficult
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