Reply #67: I don't know about all BIG families, but I had a neighbor who had 13

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children. Two of them were about the same ages as my two boys. The older kids didn't seem to mind helping with the younger ones, and as they grew older, they all worked in their dad's produce store. They ALL turned out to be happy healthy adults.

I know I used to ask the Mother how in the world she could handle all those kids! I would be yelling at mine when I finally got sick of hearing them argue, but Pat never raised her voice! She said it's really not a problem. You just ignore it!