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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I posted above that I grew up one of 8 kids, and have four of my own.  The age range in my family was 12 years.  I literally cannot ever remember having an older sibling babysit me, let alone raise me.  We took at least one vacation every year (driving), all of us were on organized sports teams and we lived in a suburb similar to Bethesda (not on a farm).  My parents helped pay for college for each of us, and we all worked during college.  Three of us earned grad degrees.  We didn’t eat out much, and didn’t do things like go to Broadway shows.  We did spend lots of time playing outside with other neighborhood kids, as most of our friends lived in walking distance from us.  My parents were conscious of money because they had to be, but we wore new clothes and shoes and never felt like we had less than other kids.  My parents made a point of spending time individually with each kid, maybe having dinner later than everyone else with just one of us.  I am closer to most of my older sobs as an adult than I was as a child.  I thought growing up in a big family was such a great experience that I wanted my kids to benefit from the same thing.[/quote]

I posted earlier about being one of 8-- you didn't post earlier. What religion are you and where did you grow up?[/quote]

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