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[quote=Anonymous]I remember my cousins and I being really tight. My mom and her siblings had kids in clusters so there are like 7 of us within a few years, then another few in another cluster. We would stay at my aunt/uncles house in the summer because she was the only SAHM out of the three sisters. We'd walk 13 blocks to the pool and stay the entire day, walk back and demolish dinner. I loved when my aunt made lasagna! My cousins and I used to sneak food into the movies together and we had a whole system. We got in lots of mischief together, but we were united. We would all be punished together because nobody was willing to snitch on the other. Pissed our parents off, but I think they admired us for that too. In the summer, we'd go down to NC to see our other aunt and cousins. We'd go for long walks, shoot BB guns, etc.

I remember my mom was the "fun" one because she played like a big kid with all of us, wrestling, tickling, getting on the slides on the playground. She would surprise my cousins. siblings and I by taking us on random outings on weeknights...go kart racing, skating, etc.

I spent Friday nights with my grandparents. Both sides, we alternated. My paternal grandma got me hooked on Blueberry donuts from Dunkin Donuts. We would go first thing in the morning to pick up donuts and coffee (and juice). And then we'd go shopping downtown. I always had the prettiest dresses. I was so happy to follow her anywhere. She made the best peach cobbler! I remember hating vegetables, but grandma's were different.lol My granddad would make fried corn because he knew I loved it. My sister loved his ribs. I remember one year, she asked Santa Claus for a "rib-making machine" for Christmas. She was so serious! She said she wanted to make grandpa's ribs anytime. We still tease her about that!

My other aunt was like a second mom to me. She used to pick me up from school often just because she liked having me around. I loved playing with her dog and hanging out with her and her friends who were so sophisticated to me. lol She didnt have kids until I was in my teens. She has always been there for me. When I was 24 and saving for a house, she told me to take her basement and stay as long as I wanted. Didn't charge me a dime.[/quote]

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