How do some kids know so many people and have so many connections ?

[PoohBearPenguin]

You mean like on Facebook or whatever?

Simple. They always accept a friend request and they send requests to everyone they can.

This includes:
* Relatives, no matter how distantly related.
* All their half and step relatives. (you can just imagine how large this list could be by itself!)
* Classmates, even the ones from years ago they don't remember, or classmates they can't stand in real life.
* Friends of the family.
* All their parents' friends and their families.
* All their neighbors.

Pretty much, if they get a name, they'll try to add it to their friend list.