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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes.

Growing up our parents always made it clear that we needed to be kind and loving to one another and that we woukd always take care of each other.

We were a big family (6 kids) and[b] we always stepped in for our sibling to fill voids that our parents could not fill.  [/b]My dad could be exceptionally disfunctional, and we tried to help one another through the hard spots.

We also had a lot of fun together, giggling, sharing stories, enjoying on another's company.  We fought, but if anyone from the outside messed with us we would circle the wagons.

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I am very close to my parents, siblings, their spouses, and their children. I talk to each one of them every day if possible. I work with my mom, and my brother worked with my dad up until retirement this year. Came from a family of three kids. I am the oldest. I relate to the bolder statement above. My parents both worked full time. From the time I was 12 on, we didn't have nannies or babysitters. I took care of my siblings. Got them to and from school (walking). I was responsible for them until 530 pm. Had to get dinner started etc... I hated it at the time. But looking back it made us close as kids. We relied on eachother as our own unit. My parents were strict about enforcing the idea that we work as a family, and play as a family. We were allowed to sit around while our parents did chores. We had to help. My parents both came from broken families with no relationships with their siblings. They swore they would not let that happen to them. My mom is the glue in our family. She is the kindness, the peacemaker, the encourager, she always rallies our family together. I think having 'the glue" in your family will make all the difference.[/quote]

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