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Survival Tactics

April 25, 2016Familycars, children, family, family dynamics, friends, kids, large families, misunderstandings, mom, parenthood, parenting, sibling dynamics, siblingsEmily

Me and a friend (a new friend who doesn’t know me or my family that well), discussing the idea of large families:

Friend: “I can’t BELIEVE your mom had four children. That is so many!”

Me: “I completely agree. I mean, it’s great now that we are all adults. But as young kids? Four is too many. My mom had to live in her car for like 15 years.”

Friend: “Wait, what?! She LIVED in the car? Why? Where did the rest of you live?”

Me (laughing): “No no, I’m sorry. I meant that she had to spend all of her time in the car. Driving us to all our activities and carpooling.”

Friend: “Oh my god. I thought you meant like because of having so many kids, there wasn’t enough room in the house, or enough money or something, so she had to live alone in her car.”

No. But to be honest, she probably would have preferred that arrangement.

The Line is a Dot to Jeremy

That Time Steph Cared

June 11, 2015Familyfamily, family dynamics, sibling dynamics, siblingsEmily

A few days ago, out of nowhere, Steph texted the sibling group chat (never something she does unless it’s to share pictures of our porkpie nephew), proactively expressing a degree of interest/care over something happening in our lives.

Here was the reaction:

Then, hours later (fittingly)….

I’m pretty sure this post will ensure it never happens again.

The Line Is a Dot to Me

May 5, 2015Familyapologies, blogging, blogs, brothers, family, family dynamics, sibling dynamics, siblingsEmily

It seems I took things a little too far in my post Lost and Found, and Jeremy wasn’t so thrilled with me:

So after that, and as his loving big sis, you can imagine how I’m now feeling.

His friends AND his ex read my blog, guys!!!

Emails From My Brothers, #14: Aaaaand Scene

April 17, 2015Familybrothers, family, family dynamics, middle child, middle child syndrome, sibling dynamics, siblingsEmily

(Continuation of Emails From My Brothers, #13: Classic Jeremy)

One Email From My Sister (in what is absolutely sure to NOT be an ongoing series)

February 23, 2015Familyemails, family, family dynamics, sense of humor, sibling dynamics, siblings, sistersEmily

Going through old sibling emails, I managed to find a hilarious one written by my sister in 2006. You have no idea how much of a diamond in the rough this is (unless you know Steph. Then you know). My sister has been funny only a handful of times in her life– and here is one of the funniest, captured in writing.

But when I showed Steph the email (with some great side commentary added in by yours truly), she wouldn’t let me post it. Even though almost 10 years have passed since it was written.

Below is what was left once I got rid of everything she didn’t approve of. Why even bother posting this? Because the end result just so beautifully illustrative of Steph.

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