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It's funny you used your sister as a reason for needing the balance. My brother died at age 19 when I was 13. He was the person I was closest to in my family and was there for every single thing I did. That mattered more to me than the "how was your day" 30 min conversation at dinner. If you aren't going to make time to connect any other time, the sure, mandate family dinner. If you're going to do things together as a family where you can experience life together, I think that is better. When I think of my brother I don't think of him sitting across from me at dinner. I think of the first time I rode the Ninja at Six Flags with him, or him pushing me on the tire swing. [/quote]

I wasn't using my sister as a reason to need balance. The desire to balance came from my parents, from the way I was raised, not my sisters death. But I am glad the balance didn't just include cheering her on at a basketball game - it came from sitting down with her and my parents every night and hearing about everyone's day. I just fail to see how running to several activities every night = experiencing life together.  I am sorry for your loss[/quote]

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