I went to see Cheaper by the Dozen last night and laughed harder and more honestly than I have in a long long time. I really enjoyed it. I come from a large family (6 kids) and I am very enamoured of large families. Here’s a picture. (From left, rear: Trish, Anna, Michelle, center: Peter, Dad, Mom, Sean, Front: Tom, Kelly Caitlin). I have very strong family ties and values, and they are ones that I want to pass on to my children. Loyalty to family, intelligent patriotism, kindness, faith, compassion, humility, honesty and humour. Things I didn’t get from my family are taking myself too seriously, political correctness and being judgemental (not that I am those things, but those are things that my family is NOT.) What are things that you got from your family (good or bad)?

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