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pansypoo53219

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9. we lucked out. latch key kids, but 1 set of grands + aunt + uncle 3 houses away. we had uncles. didn't need the paternal

Reply to Skittles (Reply #8)

Fri Sep 6, 2024, 11:25 PM

Sep 2024

unit. they also made us immune to bullies. that all u got?most relatives pretty close. heck. we knew great greats + grandpa's cousins.
and we had 4 grandparents to adulthood.

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