So Chris , I've heard that you're from a big family . How many people ?
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Nine total . Seven children and my parents .
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Seven children ? That's a lot . Why did your parents have so many ?
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Well , my mother came from a big family , and wanted to have one of her own . My father was an only child , and didn't really care about having a large family , but my mother talked him into it .
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Jeez , seven children . That must have a lot of problems . We have four children in my family and my grandparents can never get our names right .
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It can be hard , and there are certain sacrifices you have to make .
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Like what ? I assume that there's no privacy .
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That's one . Another is the lack of personal property . Everything you have , from toys to clothes , is used by your brothers and sisters . Especially clothes . Three quarters of my wardrobe are hand-me-downs .
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And the age gap is also annoying . There's a ten-year difference between my younger brother and me . We have nothing in common .
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Same problem here . There's an 18 - year gap between the oldest and youngest child in my family . The last child was born just as the oldest was going to college .
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