it has to be said, even if unelaboratedly so

In recent years, my family, taken as a whole, has gone from being "crazy" to being CRAZY. I think there are many families out there, even families as large as mine, where my own peculiarities would give me a fighting chance at being The Crazy One In The Family. But, among the Freeses, I'm not even a contender for the top three. At least we're a colorful bunch, I suppose.