Being new to found family things that make me ashbdhagk
•Not realizing when you became part of the family, just naturally falling into place.
•Alternatively, a day where it suddenly slams into you full force that these people are your family and it makes your world rotate on its axis.
•Feeling awkward using parent/sibling/etc. titles at first even if the rest of the found family uses them because you're worried it's not your place, that you don't belong as much as the rest of them do.
•Finally building up the courage to start causally saying 'my older brother', 'my mom', 'my cousin' to people without feeling the need to rush to clarify that they're not "really" your family. The rush of joy makes you decide you'll never stop, even if people get confused over how many relatives you have.
•Maybe you had started saying them around other people but not your family yet because you were nervous, and you got so used to it that you slip up and call one of them that while they're there. You freeze and are about to apologize, but they grin and wrap you in a hug, ecstatic at having earned the title (although some light teasing may still be in order for you trying to keep it secret that you felt that way).
•Your parent introducing you as their kid for the first time to an acquaintance. You feel so giddy that you couldn't possibly disagree, even if you hadn't felt comfortable enough to call them your parent yet.
•Meeting one of your older siblings friends and finding out they call you their younger sibling all the time when they talk about you. You can't decide whether to cry from joy or be a little embarrassed.
•The first time your younger sibling comes to you with a homework problem/asking for help with a project/asking you to read to them. They could've asked anyone, but they wanted your help, and your heart soars.
•The first time in the car alone with a member of your found family who you haven't really gotten to know yet. Maybe they were the only person able to give you a ride to something that day. It starts out awkward, you're a little intimidated, but they ask you what music you want to put on, and they start cracking jokes and by the end of the drive you're talking and laughing together like it's the easiest thing in the world.
Fun fact for anyone who reads this: these are partially based off my own experiences with my large friend group that accidentally turned into my extended family.
Extra fun fact: the kakapo, a large flightless parrot found in New Zealand, makes a series of low frequency calls known as booms to attract mates. Despite their quiet volume, they can travel for miles. They also have a higher frequency call called a ching.
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