I find myself entertaining my kids too often. Do you remember being bored? I sure do and it was good for me.
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Her she is, traveling Europe; a true gold medalist in exceeding expectations. My Mom and my sister didn't listen....thank goodness too.
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My brother and I were in the same grade and said we were twins, my sister and I dressed like twins; I guess we confused a lot of people. Family resemblance can be a touchy subject but you can also have some fun with it. Life with the Thatcher's was never boring.
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This week I was thinking about a fight I had with one of my teens, then I thought of my siblings. I was this little girl and when I finally became a teen I struggled to be seen by my siblings. Read about why your teens might be fighting with you.
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The saying "it takes a village" took a new meaning for me a few weeks ago. A dear childhood friend was home for her high school reunion and shared this story about my sister.
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One of many...following your older siblings is not always easy. Some of my teachers called me Thatcher for years; I am not sure they even knew my name.
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Take a good look at this picture; Aaron has his eyes crossed, Geoff is sticking out his tongue and Joel is very unhappy. There weren't Instagram filters in the seventies but even for the seventies this was an unusual family picture.
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Yes, I am a breakfast princess; a dinner one as well. With eleven kids my Mom decided it was easier to eat together and with class then to have chaos and she was right. We had a set table with placemats breakfast and dinner and this daily. Do you want to connect with your kids and just calm down...it is easy, eat together.
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My sister meeting her new parents at the San Fransisco Airport. She came needing three operations, not speaking English and a lot of courage. As a little girl I watched and learned and giggled a lot.
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You don't need to have a lot of money to have some summer fun. Mountain Dew commercial's from the seventies and eighties portrayed this to perfection. I think they inspired us sometimes, at least my older brothers and I got in on the fun.
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The advantages to having big brothers...they came to my rescue on many occasions. Okay their were some disadvantages too (oh the teasing) but that's another story. Here two of my brother's came to my rescue at a formal.
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Growing up with ten siblings means several things, one of which was certain things didn't happen often. How could you have eleven themed parties a year for your child's birthday?
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