Growing Up In A Big Family, As Told By "The Kids Are Alright"

Being part of a family with eight boys means big laughs, big love, and big trouble. Don't miss this season's big family comedy The Kids Are Alright when it premieres Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 8:30|7:30c on ABC.

1. Your dinner table is often the hardest place in town to snag a reservation.

But then, when you're a party of 10, every place in town is sort of the hardest place to snag a reservation.

2. If you don't want to share a room, you've got to get a little resourceful.

Sometimes sleeping under the dining room table beats sleeping next to your brother and year three of his deviated septum.

3. Same goes for finding alternatives to the family minivan when it's out of commission.

Your preferred means of transportation: bike, scooter, repeatedly begging your older sibling to give you a ride over the course of several hours.

4. You've discovered secret spots around the house with the best acoustics for dishing private information.

If you're inconspicuous enough, any closet can be a recording studio for secrets.

5. Mealtime can get real survival-of-the-fittest real fast.

Maybe you're not the biggest, strongest, or fastest, but there's something to be said for wanting it the most.

6. Whether the eldest of your clan will admit it or not, you know there are certain...privileges allotted to them.

Sure, the extended curfew seems glamorous, but the attention that comes with being the younger one? That's priceless.

7. Even though there are a million of you, your mom would secretly hate if any of you moved out, like, ever.

OK, so six out of seven days a week she's yelling at you to get out of the house. You know she still wants you back in time for dinner!

8. And although you’re part of a big clan, it’s clear all of you have layered, unique qualities.

It's how your home maintains its equilibrium!

9. And even though your parents have probably called you by each and every one of your siblings' names ad nauseam, you know their individualized affection is sincere.

They get your name right when it's needed the most.

10. And you're very familiar with this face, which you've seen your mother make many a time.

Simply terrifying, TBQH!!!

Imagery courtesy of ABC

Two's a party, three's a crowd, and eight is...something else entirely! The Kids Are Alright premieres Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 8:30|7:30c on ABC.