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Pretty accurate - a few minor misperceptions. Tom was thrilled and in love with his baby sister and as you found out over the years, no one ever messes with the women (his sisters and mom and now his wife) in his life.

It was never a question of where you would live - who you would live with - because neither your dad, nor I would have kept you from seeing the other one. You may have been asked to seem like you had a choice but…..you didn’t! :) And we knew you wouldn’t choose one over the other, nor would we have asked that of you.

Oh! And a little ‘under exaggeration’ about the dresses we were putting on you for pictures. You loved each one and didn’t just cry, you pitched a fit each time we took one off and put the next on you. Only when the camera came out and we would show you yourself in the mirror in the next dress, did you get happy and smile for the pictures. But nevertheless, you never ceased to pitch a fit between each time we pulled one of the eight dresses off you to put on the next. You were like, “What the heck! Why would you put this new beautiful dress on me then rip it right back off?!?” I believe Aunt Sandy found a bunch on sale and bought them for you.

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Mary Beth Svatek's avatar

Mostly accurate. Tom was thrilled and in love with his baby sister. It was never a question of where you would live - who you would live with - because neither your dad, nor I would have kept you from seeing the other one. You may have been asked to seem like you had a choice but…..you didn’t! :) And we knew you wouldn’t choose one over the other, nor would we have asked that of you.

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