I grew up in a home where I could identify as an only child and the youngest of five children. My father was previously married and had four boys when he met my mother. My parents married in December of 1992 and I was born the following year in June. While I was a child, I thought it was normal to have four older brothers. While that can be normal, it is not normal for the age gap to be 17 years and more. There were times when people would confuse my brothers for my dad and my dad for my grandfather. After a while, it became something to laugh about. My brothers eventually married and I became an aunt at the young age of three months. Now, I have eight nieces and one nephew. Some are very close in age to me and others are much younger than
