Quote Originally Posted by K9soul View Post
I hate competing with a lot of noise. In my ex's family gatherings however, the men were just as loud or louder than the women. It was a big family with a noisy bunch, where-as I was raised in a quiet house with just me and my mother. I always retreated to a quieter room after a couple hours to get a break!

You would have had a hard time ( or be a different person) if you had grown up in my family. I was raised with four rowdy brothers & only one
sister who was 10 years younger than me. You had to speak up and
hold your own, or be lost in the shuffle.