We used to live in an apartment in one of those old tenement building. On a hot summer day, to save a few bucks on AC, my parents would make my 8 brothers and I sit out on the fire escape until sunset to stay out of trouble. Bored and not to mention the humidity, we people watched to pass the time.
Why do I have 8 brothers? My parents wanted a girl and boy, were they determined.
Those were my brothers’ shoes and they landed there when my brothers decided to play “shoe toss” on a hot summer day.
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Nothing like a game of shoe toss from the fire escape. Fun story.
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Thanks. 🙂
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Nine children must have been a riot at times. What about the price of shoes? Fun read.
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Oh, I think the shoes could’ve gotten via untraditional channels. I agree, it must had been a riot to have so many people in an apartment.
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I can so relate to this! Not the 9 kids or the shoe tossing…but the parents wanting a boy and a girl…resulting in 9 kids. My parents were the same…they stopped at 5 when they finally had me. Cute story!
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I’m glad you find this relatable because I can’t. I’m an only child. I think in my imagination, I’d love to have siblings though.
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Nine kids! I can hardly imagine that, but I’ve being researching my ancestry and I’ve found some HUGE family groups in my family’s history. And just like your family here, no-one in my family tree had adequate financial resources. I’m so glad I live now and not back then. Great story.
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Thank you. I’m glad we live in the present too, not in those days. 🙂
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I sure hope it was a very sturdy fire escape!
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Me too.
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