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Based on observation (no first-hand experience thank goodness), #3 exists to push families as close to divorce as possible.

Christ don't be saying things like that! I am in the position of being convinced (overruled?) about a third. I need more doubt like Bill Gates needs more money, i.e. not…

]]> Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:11:16 +1300 Nat Torkington https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7165#post7165 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7165#post7165 #2 exists to remind you that children are born, not made. It's nature, not nurture, that determines their fundamental personality. We can fuck 'em up, but we can't just produce a Lucasian army of clones no matter how much we'd like a majority vote in the Famous Five.

Based on…

]]> Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:01:25 +1300 Jolisa https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7115#post7115 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7115#post7115 Wow, Belt. Thanks for that epic post! You're right, that the first baby is the test run. The adjustment can be so hard, and the poor little sausage gets the brunt of our inexperience.

Also, I don't know if this was your experience too, but they seem so much older…

]]> Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:09:05 +1300 Jolisa https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7114#post7114 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7114#post7114 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 05:54:37 +1300 Jolisa https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7113#post7113 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7113#post7113 Islander, welcome aboard! Four under five... shudder. And yet the ultimate rewards must be great. If you survive long enough to enjoy them, like your Mum!

Interesting point about increasing social savvy as you work your way down the family tree. I also wonder how birth order interacts with inherent…

]]> Sun, 11 Feb 2007 05:42:57 +1300 Islander https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7078#post7078 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7078#post7078 Enjoyed the post (as usual!)

Personality and sibling order is something that has intrigued me for decades. I am the eldest of six – I have 3 sisters and 2 brothers (f/f/m/f/m/f). One thing I've paticularly noticed is variation in self-confidence, and social skills: I am very selfconfident, but a…

]]> Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:01:40 +1300 matthewbuchanan https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7060#post7060 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7060#post7060

Hot recipes for cold Connecticut nights?

Welcome back Jolisa (I know you can hear us over there in the kitchen). If you can find an approximation for the ingredients, this recipe is real comfort food, from the owner/sometime chef of North Shore restaurant The Engine Room.

]]> Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:12:26 +1300 Belt https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7058#post7058 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7058#post7058 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:46:39 +1300 Deborah https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7053#post7053 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7053#post7053 We specialised in girls rather than boys, and number three arrived within twenty minutes of number two, so our experience differs from yours in some ways.

But...

Number one was (is!) an angel. Well behaved, thoughtful, intellectual (which is highly regarded in our over-educated household), a reader, astonishes us with…

]]> Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:11:06 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7052#post7052 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-mon-semblable-mon-frere/?p=7052#post7052 Discussion from blog post.

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