Dec. 21, 2024
We are the Hansons Oldest Son Adam
In this heartfelt episode of We Are The Hansons, we sit down with our oldest son, Adam, to reflect on this journey as the eldest in our big, blended family. Adam shares his perspective on what it's been like growing up as part of our unigue story, the lessons he's learned, and how he views the love and challenges that have shaped us all. Join us for laughter, heartfelt moments, and a special look at our family through Adam's eyes.
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Welcome to We Are the Hansens, where we dive into
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a beautiful chaos of family, love and resilience. I'm Aya Hanson,
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and today I have a very special co host, my
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son Adam. He's going to help us share a little
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bit about what makes our family well us. Okay, Adam,
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So we're going to go through some questions about our
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family and you being the oldest of thirteen kids, and
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we're going to start off by just doing some basic
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questions and then we'll dive into the deeper end of
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our life. Are you ready for this?
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Do it all? Right?
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So, one of the things that I've always wondered is
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how my kids feel about living in a big family,
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a family with all of us. I'm going to start
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off by asking, how does it feel to be the oldest?
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A little bit surreal since there's a lot of us,
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so there's kind of that pressure on you to have
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to be that role model, that leader for all the
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younger ones.
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All right, yeah, I definitely get that. What do you
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think makes our family so special?
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I say that the camaraderie and just how big of
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a family are. We always have something to do, even
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if we don't have a lot of money, or we
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go anywhere, we always find even the littlest of things
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to be good or make fun out of, like anything.
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All right, what do you think is the best part
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of having so many siblings?
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There's always something to do. There's always somebody to pick
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on or to help you out if you need something,
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if you're a flat tire, or you need them to
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give your ride somewhere, like, there's always somebody there to
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help you instead of just being by yourself all the time.
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What is the most challenging part of being.
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The oldest having to teach your younger your younger siblings
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like about your past and not to make the same
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mistakes you did and try to, you know, lead them
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in the right direction.
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All right, let's try this one. Do you feel like
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you have a special role in the family. If so,
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what is it.
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I wouldn't say I have a special role. I just
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say I have that being the unique, being the oldest one.
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They all look up to me, and you know, they
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kind of want to do things like I've done. But
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you know, just being the oldest doesn't always mean like
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you're the most unique or you have the biggest role.
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It could mean like the younger siblings could be the
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most important whatever.
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All right, is there a sibling you feel especially close
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to and why.
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Now that I'm older? Probably probably Tristan because he likes sports,
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so you know, we always talk about sports or Keenan.
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How would you describe mom and Dad as parents?
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Supportive, hard on you. You know they see the good.
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You see the good in us, even though we don't
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always see it ourselves. But you're always supportive, loving, and
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you know, always want us to do the best that
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we can for ourselves, even if we don't believe in
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our own selves.
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What is your favorite memory of growing up in a
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big family.
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I would say in the Toma house when we used
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to go climbing the tree and stuff. I really liked that.
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That was really fun. But just when we would go
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for get together for Christmas or Thanksgivings and stuff, and
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we all play football in the in the yard and stuff,
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just getting together, having a like disibling, Ravelry, your cousin Riverley.
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So that was definitely a fun house to be at.
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I mean that tree made a lot of memories. All right.
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How do you think our family is different from others?
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You know, I would say because we're like a resilient family.
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We're very innovative and you know, we make like we
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make the best out of anything. Like, we've been through
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a lot of stuff, so we know the importance of
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what family's supposed to mean. And we all come from
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different parts of life and struggles. So having each other,
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having a big family really helps get you through all
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those tough times.
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Yeah, we've gone through it. You definitely have. What's something
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you've learned having so many siblings.
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I've learned that like for me going to school, getting
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a degree or not going to school and working a
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normal job. You know, it doesn't matter what route any
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of us took. We've all successful in our own ways,
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and that it just proves that you don't have to
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go to go to college or whatever to make it
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or whatever.
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Are there moments when you felt proud of being the oldest?
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I don't know. I don't think I have a really
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good answer for that one.
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Well, you should be, because you are definitely a good
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role model. Who is the funniest sibling in the family.
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Probably Morgan.
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Yeah, she is pretty, She's something else. If you could
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describe our family in three words, what would they be?
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I'd say resilient, innovative and nurturing.
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Yeah, who's most likely to cause chaos at home?
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Well, when we were younger, I would say Gavin, But
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as an older I'd say probably Torrin. She can be
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a hassle sometimes.
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All right, so we're gonna finish this off, this last
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question and we'll go from there. What is one thing
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you wish people outside our family knew about us and
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what it's like to grow up in a big household.
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I wish they would know that where we come from,
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all different backgrounds and experiences, and you know, no matter
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what we've been through, we always look at life in
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a positive aspect or a positive light, and we're always
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looking to help other people.
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Yeah, all right, guys, while that is my interview with
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my son Adam, and he answered really well, you know,
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I knew it would be a good show today. So
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we are going to end this. If you have any questions,
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you can send us a Facebook message on we are
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the Hansen's Facebook page, or you can email us at
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Wirrethehansens Show at gmail dot com. Y'all have a wonderful night.
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