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* BetterWithNonHumanCompany: Michael is shy, and prefers to stay away from people. He is happier in the company of the pets.
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* NotGoodWithPeople: Michael is shy, and prefers to stay away from people. He is happier in the company of the pets.
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Family Issues is a story made by Tropers/ILoveJellybeans which is a parody of shows like Wife Swap, with things turned UpToEleven up to eleven and made even more chaotic than normal.
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! Tropes used in this story
* AlcoholicParent: Tony-although he is only the father of the youngest three .
* AlphaBitch: Kirsty is seen as one in her school.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Alex, who is the loudest of all of the children, and the youngest except for baby Ellie.
* BabyTalk: Ellie and Alex, aged two and four, speak in baby talk, although Ellie mostly uses one or two words at a time, but Alex talks constantly in this way.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Stacey's family.
* AlcoholicParent: Tony-although he is only the father of the youngest three .
* AlphaBitch: Kirsty is seen as one in her school.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Alex, who is the loudest of all of the children, and the youngest except for baby Ellie.
* BabyTalk: Ellie and Alex, aged two and four, speak in baby talk, although Ellie mostly uses one or two words at a time, but Alex talks constantly in this way.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Stacey's family.
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* BrattyHalfPint: Danny.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Kirsty.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Kirsty.
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* UsefulNotes/CouncilEstate: Where Stacey and her family live.
* ControlFreak: Elizabeth is seen to be one by Stacey.
* ControlFreak: Elizabeth is seen to be one by Stacey.
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* CuteClumsyGirl: Katie and Lauren.
* DartboardOfHate: Lauren has one for her ex boyfriend.
* DeliberatelyCuteChild: Ellie, and Danny tries to be to avoid getting in trouble.
* DartboardOfHate: Lauren has one for her ex boyfriend.
* DeliberatelyCuteChild: Ellie, and Danny tries to be to avoid getting in trouble.
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* DeliberatelyCuteChild: Ellie, and Danny tries to be to avoid getting in trouble.
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* EducationMama: Elizabeth.
* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: Alex talks like this.
* FatSlob: Tony.
* GirlishPigtails: Ellie has her hair in pigtails, that usually stick up.
* GenkiGirl: Katie.
* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: Alex talks like this.
* FatSlob: Tony.
* GirlishPigtails: Ellie has her hair in pigtails, that usually stick up.
* GenkiGirl: Katie.
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* HatesBeingTouched: Both twins, although Michael is more extreme.
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* KnightTemplarParent: Elizabeth and James.
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* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Stacey has 9 kids.
* MouthyKid: Josh and Danny.
* NotGoodWithPeople: Michael is shy, and prefers to stay away from people, he is happier in the company of the pets.
* OpenMindedParent: Stacey is, and Tony just doesn't care.
* SecurityBlanket: Ellie has a toy rabbit, and a dummy.
* MouthyKid: Josh and Danny.
* NotGoodWithPeople: Michael is shy, and prefers to stay away from people, he is happier in the company of the pets.
* OpenMindedParent: Stacey is, and Tony just doesn't care.
* SecurityBlanket: Ellie has a toy rabbit, and a dummy.
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* NotGoodWithPeople: Michael is shy, and prefers to stay away from
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* StayInTheKitchen: Tony thinks this about Stacey.
* StandardFiftiesFather: James.
* StepfordSuburbia: Where Elizabeth and her family live.
* TeenPregnancy: Stacey was only 15 when she had her oldest daughter Tina.
* TheUnintelligible: A lot of what Ellie says comes out like this, as she is a baby.
* StandardFiftiesFather: James.
* StepfordSuburbia: Where Elizabeth and her family live.
* TeenPregnancy: Stacey was only 15 when she had her oldest daughter Tina.
* TheUnintelligible: A lot of what Ellie says comes out like this, as she is a baby.
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* TeenPregnancy: Stacey was only 15 when she had her oldest
* TheUnintelligible: A lot of what Ellie says comes out
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* UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn: Michael and Katie are non identical twins, one male, the other female
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* UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn: Michael and Katie are non identical non-identical twins, one male, the other female
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* WhenSheSmiles: Lauren is said to have a very pretty smile.
* WriteWhoYouKnow: The author admits that she based some of the characters on her own family-Alex is based on how her brother acted when he was four, Josh on her cousin, and Tony on her own dad.
* WriteWhoYouKnow: The author admits that she based some of the characters on her own family-Alex is based on how her brother acted when he was four, Josh on her cousin, and Tony on her own dad.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: The author admits that she based some of the characters on her own family-Alex is based on how her brother acted when he was four, Josh on her cousin, and Tony on her own
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Stacey was only 15 when she had her oldest daughter Tina.
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* TeenPregnancy: Stacey was only 15 when she had her oldest daughter Tina.
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Stacey and her lazy alcoholic boyfriend Tony live on a CouncilEstate in a very poor area. They have nine children-Tina, Lauren, Michael, Katie, Kirsty, Josh, Danny, Alex and Ellie, who are all badly behaved and do whatever they like.
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Stacey and her lazy alcoholic boyfriend Tony live on a CouncilEstate UsefulNotes/CouncilEstate in a very poor area. They have nine children-Tina, Lauren, Michael, Katie, Kirsty, Josh, Danny, Alex and Ellie, who are all badly behaved and do whatever they like.
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* CouncilEstate: Where Stacey and her family live.
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* CouncilEstate: UsefulNotes/CouncilEstate: Where Stacey and her family live.
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* StrangeGirl: Katie has some unusual hobbies and habits.
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* AlphaBitch: Kirsty is seen as one in her school.
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* TheLibby: Kirsty is seen as one in her school.
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* InnocenceVirginOnStupidity: Mary is a lot further behind others her age when it comes to relationships, and does not know about sex, as her parents have kept it all from her.
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* VirginityMakesYouStupid: Mary is a lot further behind others her age when it comes to relationships, and does not know about sex, as her parents have kept it all from her.
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There are two families, and the mother of each family swaps places with eachother for two weeks. Elizabeth and her husband James live in a very posh area, with their three children, Mary, John and Joe. Their family have a very strict routine, the house is perfect and the children are well behaved and have good grades.
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There are two families, and the mother of each family swaps places with eachother each other for two weeks. Elizabeth and her husband James live in a very posh area, with their three children, Mary, John and Joe. Their family have a very strict routine, the house is perfect and the children are well behaved and have good grades.
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Stacey is at first happy that Elizabeth's kids are so well behaved, but then she realises that they are not happy and never get any time to be kids as they are too busy doing chores and school work and tries to give them more freedom. The house descends into chaos.
Elizabeth finds it hard to deal with so many children and the things that they do, and tries to give them rules. The children protest against the super strict rules, acting even worse and trying to get her out of the house. They eventually teach Elizabeth that there is more to being a child than what she lets her children do, and she begins to set more fair rules for the house, that the children follow and become better behaved, but still get the chance to be children and enjoy themselfes.
Elizabeth finds it hard to deal with so many children and the things that they do, and tries to give them rules. The children protest against the super strict rules, acting even worse and trying to get her out of the house. They eventually teach Elizabeth that there is more to being a child than what she lets her children do, and she begins to set more fair rules for the house, that the children follow and become better behaved, but still get the chance to be children and enjoy themselfes.
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Stacey is at first happy that Elizabeth's kids are so well behaved, but then she realises realizes that they are not happy and never get any time to be kids as they are too busy doing chores and school work and tries to give them more freedom. The house descends into chaos.
Elizabeth finds it hard to deal with so many children and the things that they do, and tries to give them rules. The children protest against the super strict rules, acting even worse and trying to get her out of the house. They eventually teach Elizabeth that there is more to being a child than what she lets her children do, and she begins to set more fair rules for the house, that the children follow and become better behaved, but still get the chance to be children and enjoythemselfes.
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Elizabeth finds it hard to deal with so many children and the things that they do, and tries to give them rules. The children protest against the super strict rules, acting even worse and trying to get her out of the house. They eventually teach Elizabeth that there is more to being a child than what she lets her children do, and she begins to set more fair rules for the house, that the children follow and become better behaved, but still get the chance to be children and enjoy
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother Stacey was only 15 when she had her oldest daughter Tina
* AlcoholicParent Tony-although he is only the father of the youngest three
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling Alex, who is the loudest of all of the children, and the youngest except for baby Ellie.
* BabyTalk Ellie and Alex, aged two and four, speak in baby talk, although Ellie mostly uses one or two words at a time, but Alex talks constantly in this way
* BigScrewedUpFamily Stacey's family
* BookDumb Danny does not do very well in school, although he is better at other things
* BrattyHalfPint Danny
* BrattyTeenageDaughter Kirsty
* ChildProdigy All of Elizabeth's children are very intelligent for their age
* CouncilEstate Where Stacey and her family live
* ControlFreak Elizabeth is seen to be one by Stacey
* CollectorOfTheStrange Katie's room is filled with strange things she has bought
* CuteClumsyGirl Katie and Lauren
* DartboardOfHate Lauren has one for her ex boyfriend
* DeliberatelyCuteChild Ellie, and Danny tries to be to avoid getting in trouble
* DisappearedDad The father of most of the other children, and Tina's dad are never shown
* EducationMama Elizabeth
* ElmuhFuddSyndwome Alex talks like this
* FatSlob Tony
* GirlishPigtails Ellie has her hair in pigtails, that usually stick up
* GenkiGirl Katie
* HappilyMarried Elizabeth and James have been happily married for 15 years
* HatesBeingTouched Both twins, although Michael is more extreme
* HomeschooledKids Mary, John and Joe are all homeschooled, and fit the stereotype for homeschooled kids often shown on TV
* InnocenceVirginOnStupidity Mary is a lot further behind others her age when it comes to relationships, and does not know about sex, as her parents have kept it all from her.
* KidAnova Josh has had a few girlfriends, despite being only 11
* KnightTemplarParent Elizabeth and James
* LazyBum Tony is lazy, and does not do anything-he doesnt work and leaves it to his girlfriend to look after the kids, and sits around all day watching TV
* LittleProfessorDialog All of Elizabeth's children talk like this, due to the education they have recieved from their parents
* TheLibby Kirsty is seen as one in her school
* MassiveNumberedSiblings Stacey has 9 kids
* MouthyKid Josh and Danny
* NotGoodWithPeople Michael is shy, and prefers to stay away from people, he is happier in the company of the pets
* OpenMindedParent Stacey is, and Tony just doesnt care
* SecurityBlanket Ellie has a toy rabbit, and a dummy
* SiblingSenioritySquabble Michael is 15 minutes older that Katie, and proud of it
* StayInTheKitchen Tony thinks this about Stacey
* StandardFiftiesFather James
* StepfordSuburbia Where Elizabeth and her family live
* StrangeGirl Katie has some unusual hobbies and habits
* TheUnintelligible A lot of what Ellie says comes out like this, as she is a baby
* TroublingUnchildhoodBehavior Kirsty, age 13, and her friends often act a lot older than they are, and talk about having sex and getting boyfriends. They also steal their dad's beer.
* AlcoholicParent Tony-although he is only the father of the youngest three
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling Alex, who is the loudest of all of the children, and the youngest except for baby Ellie.
* BabyTalk Ellie and Alex, aged two and four, speak in baby talk, although Ellie mostly uses one or two words at a time, but Alex talks constantly in this way
* BigScrewedUpFamily Stacey's family
* BookDumb Danny does not do very well in school, although he is better at other things
* BrattyHalfPint Danny
* BrattyTeenageDaughter Kirsty
* ChildProdigy All of Elizabeth's children are very intelligent for their age
* CouncilEstate Where Stacey and her family live
* ControlFreak Elizabeth is seen to be one by Stacey
* CollectorOfTheStrange Katie's room is filled with strange things she has bought
* CuteClumsyGirl Katie and Lauren
* DartboardOfHate Lauren has one for her ex boyfriend
* DeliberatelyCuteChild Ellie, and Danny tries to be to avoid getting in trouble
* DisappearedDad The father of most of the other children, and Tina's dad are never shown
* EducationMama Elizabeth
* ElmuhFuddSyndwome Alex talks like this
* FatSlob Tony
* GirlishPigtails Ellie has her hair in pigtails, that usually stick up
* GenkiGirl Katie
* HappilyMarried Elizabeth and James have been happily married for 15 years
* HatesBeingTouched Both twins, although Michael is more extreme
* HomeschooledKids Mary, John and Joe are all homeschooled, and fit the stereotype for homeschooled kids often shown on TV
* InnocenceVirginOnStupidity Mary is a lot further behind others her age when it comes to relationships, and does not know about sex, as her parents have kept it all from her.
* KidAnova Josh has had a few girlfriends, despite being only 11
* KnightTemplarParent Elizabeth and James
* LazyBum Tony is lazy, and does not do anything-he doesnt work and leaves it to his girlfriend to look after the kids, and sits around all day watching TV
* LittleProfessorDialog All of Elizabeth's children talk like this, due to the education they have recieved from their parents
* TheLibby Kirsty is seen as one in her school
* MassiveNumberedSiblings Stacey has 9 kids
* MouthyKid Josh and Danny
* NotGoodWithPeople Michael is shy, and prefers to stay away from people, he is happier in the company of the pets
* OpenMindedParent Stacey is, and Tony just doesnt care
* SecurityBlanket Ellie has a toy rabbit, and a dummy
* SiblingSenioritySquabble Michael is 15 minutes older that Katie, and proud of it
* StayInTheKitchen Tony thinks this about Stacey
* StandardFiftiesFather James
* StepfordSuburbia Where Elizabeth and her family live
* StrangeGirl Katie has some unusual hobbies and habits
* TheUnintelligible A lot of what Ellie says comes out like this, as she is a baby
* TroublingUnchildhoodBehavior Kirsty, age 13, and her friends often act a lot older than they are, and talk about having sex and getting boyfriends. They also steal their dad's beer.
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Tina.
*AlcoholicParent AlcoholicParent: Tony-although he is only the father of the youngest three
three .
*AnnoyingYoungerSibling AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Alex, who is the loudest of all of the children, and the youngest except for baby Ellie.
*BabyTalk BabyTalk: Ellie and Alex, aged two and four, speak in baby talk, although Ellie mostly uses one or two words at a time, but Alex talks constantly in this way
way.
*BigScrewedUpFamily BigScrewedUpFamily: Stacey's family
family.
*BookDumb BookDumb: Danny does not do very well in school, although he is better at other things
things.
*BrattyHalfPint Danny
BrattyHalfPint: Danny.
*BrattyTeenageDaughter Kirsty
BrattyTeenageDaughter: Kirsty.
*ChildProdigy ChildProdigy: All of Elizabeth's children are very intelligent for their age
age.
*CouncilEstate CouncilEstate: Where Stacey and her family live
live.
*ControlFreak ControlFreak: Elizabeth is seen to be one by Stacey
Stacey.
*CollectorOfTheStrange CollectorOfTheStrange: Katie's room is filled with strange things she has bought
bought.
*CuteClumsyGirl CuteClumsyGirl: Katie and Lauren
Lauren.
*DartboardOfHate DartboardOfHate: Lauren has one for her ex boyfriend
boyfriend.
*DeliberatelyCuteChild DeliberatelyCuteChild: Ellie, and Danny tries to be to avoid getting in trouble
trouble.
*DisappearedDad DisappearedDad: The father of most of the other children, and Tina's dad are never shown
shown.
*EducationMama Elizabeth
EducationMama: Elizabeth.
*ElmuhFuddSyndwome ElmuhFuddSyndwome: Alex talks like this
this.
*FatSlob Tony
FatSlob: Tony.
*GirlishPigtails GirlishPigtails: Ellie has her hair in pigtails, that usually stick up
up.
*GenkiGirl Katie
GenkiGirl: Katie.
*HappilyMarried HappilyMarried: Elizabeth and James have been happily married for 15 years
years.
*HatesBeingTouched HatesBeingTouched: Both twins, although Michael is more extreme
extreme.
*HomeschooledKids HomeschooledKids: Mary, John and Joe are all homeschooled, home-schooled, and fit the stereotype for homeschooled home-schooled kids often shown on TV
TV.
*InnocenceVirginOnStupidity InnocenceVirginOnStupidity: Mary is a lot further behind others her age when it comes to relationships, and does not know about sex, as her parents have kept it all from her.
*KidAnova KidAnova: Josh has had a few girlfriends, despite being only 11
11.
*KnightTemplarParent KnightTemplarParent: Elizabeth and James
James.
*LazyBum LazyBum: Tony is lazy, and does not do anything-he doesnt doesn't work and leaves it to his girlfriend to look after the kids, and sits around all day watching TV
TV.
*LittleProfessorDialog LittleProfessorDialog: All of Elizabeth's children talk like this, due to the education they have recieved received from their parents
parents.
*TheLibby TheLibby: Kirsty is seen as one in her school
school.
*MassiveNumberedSiblings MassiveNumberedSiblings: Stacey has 9 kids
kids.
*MouthyKid MouthyKid: Josh and Danny
Danny.
*NotGoodWithPeople NotGoodWithPeople: Michael is shy, and prefers to stay away from people, he is happier in the company of the pets
pets.
*OpenMindedParent OpenMindedParent: Stacey is, and Tony just doesnt care
doesn't care.
*SecurityBlanket SecurityBlanket: Ellie has a toy rabbit, and a dummy
dummy.
*SiblingSenioritySquabble SiblingSenioritySquabble: Michael is 15 minutes older that Katie, and proud of it
it.
*StayInTheKitchen StayInTheKitchen: Tony thinks this about Stacey
Stacey.
*StandardFiftiesFather James
StandardFiftiesFather: James.
*StepfordSuburbia StepfordSuburbia: Where Elizabeth and her family live
live.
*StrangeGirl StrangeGirl: Katie has some unusual hobbies and habits
habits.
*TheUnintelligible TheUnintelligible: A lot of what Ellie says comes out like this, as she is a baby
baby.
*TroublingUnchildhoodBehavior TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Kirsty, age 13, and her friends often act a lot older than they are, and talk about having sex and getting boyfriends. They also steal their dad's beer.
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* UncannyFamilyResemblance Elizabeth and James look identical, considering they are husband and wife, and their children are small versions of their parents.
* UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn Michael and Katie are non identical twins, one male, the other female
* UrbanLegendLoveLife Tina is implied to have had done all sorts of things with her boyfriend, and attracts loads of men, although most of this is never seen
* WildTeenParty The older children have one of these while their parents are in the house. Tony does not seem to notice at first, then gets up, steals some of their alcohol and gets back to watching TV. Elizabeth, who is living in the house at the moment, does notice, and tries to stop it.
* WhenSheSmiles Lauren is said to have a very pretty smile
* WriteWhoYouKnow The author admits that she based some of the characters on her own family-Alex is based on how her brother acted when he was four, Josh on her cousin, and Tony on her own dad.
* UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn Michael and Katie are non identical twins, one male, the other female
* UrbanLegendLoveLife Tina is implied to have had done all sorts of things with her boyfriend, and attracts loads of men, although most of this is never seen
* WildTeenParty The older children have one of these while their parents are in the house. Tony does not seem to notice at first, then gets up, steals some of their alcohol and gets back to watching TV. Elizabeth, who is living in the house at the moment, does notice, and tries to stop it.
* WhenSheSmiles Lauren is said to have a very pretty smile
* WriteWhoYouKnow The author admits that she based some of the characters on her own family-Alex is based on how her brother acted when he was four, Josh on her cousin, and Tony on her own dad.
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* UncannyFamilyResemblance UncannyFamilyResemblance: Elizabeth and James look identical, considering they are husband and wife, and their children are small versions of their parents.
*UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn: Michael and Katie are non identical twins, one male, the other female
*UrbanLegendLoveLife UrbanLegendLoveLife: Tina is implied to have had done all sorts of things with her boyfriend, and attracts loads of men, although most of this is never seen
seen.
*WildTeenParty WildTeenParty: The older children have one of these while their parents are in the house. Tony does not seem to notice at first, then gets up, steals some of their alcohol and gets back to watching TV. Elizabeth, who is living in the house at the moment, does notice, and tries to stop it.
*WhenSheSmiles WhenSheSmiles: Lauren is said to have a very pretty smile
smile.
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Stacey is at first happy that Elizabeth's kids are so well behaved, but then she realises that they are not happy and never get any time to be kids as they are too busy doing chores and school work and tries to give them more freedom. The house descends into chaos.
Elizabeth finds it hard to deal with so many children and the things that they do, and tries to give them rules. The children protest against the super strict rules, acting even worse and trying to get her out of the house. They eventually teach Elizabeth that there is more to being a child than what she lets her children do, and she begins to set more fair rules for the house, that the children follow and become better behaved, but still get the chance to be children and enjoy themselfes.
Elizabeth finds it hard to deal with so many children and the things that they do, and tries to give them rules. The children protest against the super strict rules, acting even worse and trying to get her out of the house. They eventually teach Elizabeth that there is more to being a child than what she lets her children do, and she begins to set more fair rules for the house, that the children follow and become better behaved, but still get the chance to be children and enjoy themselfes.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow The author admits that she based some of the characters on her own family-Alex is based on how her brother acted when he was four, Josh on her cousin, and Tony on her own dad.
* WriteWhoYouKnow The author admits that she based some of the characters on her own family-Alex is based on how her brother acted when he was four, Josh on her cousin, and Tony on her own dad.
