Spending time away from my family and with other people has helped teach me how strange the Goodworth family really is. What I found to be normal, other people thought me crazy for doing. Like I talked about here, I'm so glad I'm a party of this family. I absolutely LOVE being a Goodworth. I've noticed, lately, that it takes a lot to be a Goodworth and there are a few qualities that EVERY Goodworth has, whether they like it or not.
1. Every Goodworth thinks they are funny.
Yes. This is a big one. When you are in a room with my family you can't help but notice when someone thinks they are funny. Everyone has their own way of covering up their snickers before they tell a joke. My roommates and friends have often caught me trying not to laugh before I say something I think is funny.
2. We laugh even if no one else laughs.
This continues off of the first one. If we think we are funny, we laugh. I'll admit it, I'm often the only one laughing at my jokes.
3. We talk over each other, but somehow still manage to listen.
Prime example from earlier today:
Mitchell: I hit a bird the other day.
Me: That's depressing.
Mitchell: Yeah, it was bad.
Me: I hit a bird once.
Mitchell: The guts were all over the window.
Me: It flew away.
Mitchell: It didn't fly away.
4. We get crazy and don't make any sense whatsoever, but we understand one another.
The only way I can explain this is through this post Julia, Spencer and I made a while back. Read it. We think we're funny. :)
5. We stink...or at least think we do.
Read the end of this post. It says it says it all. One of my favorite family moments. :)
Okay, I know this just kept sending you to previous things I've written, but hey, I enjoy writing about my family. Seriously, I've never met anyone who hates the Goodworth family. Whether you think we're funny or not, you can't deny that we are entertaining. :)
That is the one thing about being a Goodworth that I can never get enough of. We don't have a filter. Unlike other people, we do the first thing that comes into our minds - throwing scriptures in the car, log rolling to the kitchen, dancing and singing about bananas - we don't care if we look ridiculous, we care if we're happy.
If you haven't heard me say it before, I absolutely, positively, 100% love being a Goodworth. :)
