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[Games] Darkest Congrats Round Two
Welcome to round two of Darkest's Congrats. Five years have passed since round one, and all but one of you have at least one new child. Tai Angel and Darkest have the most children, at eight, while sarah lee and Anna Kate have the least, at two. For this round, you each got a random event based on the color you chose. Some of them are serious and resulted in a death in your family, while some were just random life stuff. Whatever you got, write, write, write!For this round, everyone needs to write at least a paragraph about something that happened in the family, in addition to any writing required by the random event. You can write about the new births, your oldest's first few days of kindergarten, a new kitchen sink, or the flower bed, I don't care, just write. For a couple of you, I asked specific questions in addition to the random event. You can count that as your writing if you so desire.Two of you adopted children this round as a result of your random event in round one. I named those children for you, but you can feel free to give nicknames.All of you have numbers beside your posting name, and some of you have words or asterisks. Those are for my reference - ignore them, but don't remove them. If for some reason you don't have the numbers, please alert me to that. Thank you.The namebanks will be posted as a reply to this message. Remember - don't hyperlink. Bolding and/or italics are fine.(Starshelle: I know you're still finishing up round one. PM me when you're ready to get your information for this round.)-------------------------------Posting Name: Ashley (6)
Surname: Tamewitz
DW: Jennifer Lynn 'Jenn' (30)
DH: Kevin Andrew (30)
AD: Katrina Eileen (8) (USA)
DS/DD: Brogan Marshall / Eliza Jane (5)
DS/DS: ____ ____ / ____ ____ (3)
DD: ____ ____ (1)Random Event:
(White) You found a stray kitten. Is it a boy or a girl? Where did you find it? Are you going to keep it? If so, what will you name it? If you’re keeping it, add it to your family.Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
-------------------Posting Name: Tai Angel (8)*
Surname: Derwilleger
DH: James Roger (50)
DW: Nancy Rose (29)
DS/DS/DD: Nathan Russell, Julian Richard and Laura Ruthie (5)
AD: Nadia Lan (3) (China)
DS: ____ ____ (4)
DD/DD: ____ ____ / ____ ____ (2)
DS: ____ ____ (nb)Random Event:
(Green) Julian hates going to school. Why, and how will you help him adjust?Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
(leave the asterisk by your username… it’s there so I remember you have a seriously old parent)
------------Posting Name: Nikki (5)
Surname: Grady
DH: Cohen Daniel (28)
DW: Allie Noelle (27)
DS: Rohan Camden (5)
DD: Ava Isabella (5) (illegitimate - Cohen)
DS/DS: ____ ____ / ____ ____ (3)
DD: ____ ____ (nb)Random Event:
(Purple) Rohan wants a puppy for his birthday. Will you get him the puppy? Why or why not? If you get the puppy, name it and add it to your family.Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: enlatiah (3)
Surname: Tarrolly
DH: Sagan Constantine (33)
DW: Linnéa Shay neé Carrington (29)
DD/DD: Annabella Hope / Sapphira Grace (5)
DS: ____ ____ (2)Random Event:
(Purple) Annabella and Sapphira want a puppy for their birthday. Will you get them the puppy? Why or why not? If you get the puppy, name it and add it to your family.Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: miss_smiley (5)
Surname: Lane
DH: Brandon Matthew, 30
DW: Elissa Matilda, 28
DS/DD: Cohen Ezra and Talia-Grace Sofia "Tia-Grace" (5) (Tia-Grace is deaf)
DD/DD: ____ ____ / ____ ____ (2)
DS: ____ ____ (nb)Random Event:
(Purple) Tia-Grace wants a puppy for her birthday. Will you get her the puppy? Why or why not? If you get the puppy, name it and add it to your family.
Also - please write about how the sign language is going. Was it easy to learn? Is Cohen also learning it? Will Tia-Grace go to a special school for the deaf so she can be around others using sign language, or will the local primary school accommodate her by getting her an aide or a special teacher?Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
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Posting Name: Darkest (8)
Surname: Blackwood
DH: Daniel Benjamin (30)
DW: Catalina Raquel "Cata" (28)
DS/DS/DD: Nathaniel Reginald "Nathan" / Benjamin Karl / Eleanor Grace "Nora" (5)
DD: Madeline Rose (5) (illegitimate - Daniel)
DS: ____ ____ (4)
DS: ____ ____ (2)
DS/DD: ____ ____ / ____ ____ (nb)Random Event:
(Black) One of the babies was born with a disability. What is it, and how is your family dealing with it?Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: estel (5)
Surname: Thompson
DH: William Alexander "Wil" (30)
DW: Lydia Faith (29)
DS/DS: Matthew Rowan "Matt" and John Quentin "Jack" (5)
DS: ____ ____ (2)
DD/DD: ____ ____ / ____ ____ (nb)Random Event:
(Blue) Somebody in your family has died. Who? What happened?Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: slgn4 (4)
Surname: Anderson
DH: Albert James (26)
DW: Pearl Evangeline (25)
DD/DD/DS: Olivia Amber & Grace Tamara & Joel Matthew (5)
DD: ____ ____ (3)Random Event:
(Blue) Somebody in your family has died. Who? What happened?Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: LeeElizaBnt (6)
Surname: Craige-Widell
DH: John Benjamin "Jackie" (32)
DW: Paula Marie (30)
DS/DS/DD: Eliot Brendan/ Alex Edward/ Maya June (5)
DS/DS: ____ ____ / ____ ____ (4)
DD: ____ ____ (nb)Random Event:
Maya hates going to school. Why, and how will you help her adjust?Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: Anna Kate (2)
Surname: Montgomery
DH: James Raphael (32)
DW: Eva Katherine (30)
DS: Charles Gabriel Dominic "Charlie" (5)
DD: ____ (2)Random Event:
Charlie hates going to school. Why, and how will you help him adjust?
Also - what was decided about Eva giving up work to stay with the children?Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: Sugar (5)
Surname: Gilchrist
DH: Henry Tobias (31)
DW: Maria Parthenia "Mamie" (29)
DD/DD: Nora June / Rose Mahala (5) (Nora is deaf)
DS/DS: ____ / ____ (2)
DD: ____ (nb)Random Event:
(Black) One of the babies was born with a disability. What is it, and how is your family dealing with it? (Yes, again. Sorry.)Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: Emilie (5)
Surname: O'Neil
DH: Patrick Damon (31)
DW: Ella Harriet (28)
DD/DD: Cora Madeline / Ayla Elizabeth (5)
DS: ____ (2)
DD/DD: ____ / ____ (nb)Random Event:
(White) You found a stray kitten. Is it a boy or a girl? Where did you find it? Are you going to keep it? If so, what will you name it? If you’re keeping it, add it to your family.Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: HeidiAnn (5)
Surname: Garrity
DH: Simon Paul (34)
DW: Lucy Jane (31)
DS: Forrest Reid (5)
DS: ____ (4)
DD/DD: ____ / ____ (2)
DS: ____ (nb)Random Event:
(purple) Forrest wants a puppy for his birthday. Will you get him the puppy? Why or why not? If you get the puppy, name it and add it to your family.Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: jj21jj (4)
Surname: Rose
DH: William Scott (34)
DW: Victoria Rebecca (31)
DS/DD: John Rodney and Elizabeth Stephanie "Bess" (5)
DD: ____ (3)
DS/DS: ____ / ____ (1)Random Event:
(Yellow) William got arrested. What happened?Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: X Mar (6)
Surname: Romanov
SO: Ruslan (25)
SO: Noa Valentina (32)
DD: Isadora Jona "Isa" (5)
DS/DS/DD: ____ / ____ / ____ (3)
DS: ____ (1)
DS: ____ (nb)Random Event:
(Black) One of the babies was born with a disability. What is it, and how is your family dealing with it?Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: sarah lee (2) (divorced) (husband dead)
Surname: Vittitoe
ExH: Rainer Stephen (19) (deceased)
DW: Georgiana Louise (24)
DD: Stella Josephine (5)
DS: Marshall Ivan (5) (illegitimate - Rainer’s)Random Event:
(Red) Georgiana has begun meeting with a man she went to high school with. What will come of it?
(Thanks for picking red! It saved me some work. All I had to do was remove the sentence about Rainer being suspicious, and bam!)
I’m not giving you children this round because it would have been two sets of twins and I don’t feel like trying to explain that.Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: Sophie * (6)
Surname: Lambert
DH: Robert Andrew "Rob" (45)
DW: Sophie Louise (27)
DD/DD/DS: Rose Elizabeth / Faye Madeline / Simon Jay (5)
DD: ____ (4)
DD: ____ (3)
DD: ____ (1)Random Event:
(Yellow) Rob got arrested. What happened?Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
(Congratulations! You’ve been given the seriously old parent asterisk!)
------------Posting Name: Octavia (3)
Surname: Malley
DH: Keegan Miller David "Dave" (31)
DW: Antonia Sabina Maddalena (32)
DD: Maria Claudia Angelina (5)
DS/DS: ____ / ____ (2)Random Event:(Yellow) Dave got arrested. What happened? (If you’re at a loss, remember he’s a traveling journalist.)Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: Spartz (7)
Surname: Sander
DH: Evan Francis (33)
DW: Marie Nicole (32)
DS/DD/DD: Evan Matthew / Grace Olivia "Gracie" / Anna Caroline "Annie" (5)
DS: ____ (3)
DS: ____ (1)
DS/DD: ____ / ____ (nb)Random Event:
(Blue) Somebody in your family has died. Who? What happened?Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
------------Posting Name: Lorelei (5)
Surname: Daniels
DH: Raymond Patrick "Ray" (28)
DW: Lydia Claire (28)
DD/DD: Isabella Grace / Carol Rose (5)
DD/DD: ____ / ____ (2)
DS: ____ (nb)Random Event:
(Blue) Somebody in your family has died. Who? What happened?Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
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Posting Name: Spartz (7)
Surname: Sander
DH: Evan Francis (33)
DW: Marie Nicole (32)
DS/DD/DD: Evan Matthew / Grace Olivia "Gracie" / Anna Caroline "Annie" (5)
DS: Benjamin Francis "Ben" (3)
DS: Nicholas Daniel "Nick" (1)
DS/DD: Dylan Joel / Lillian Kathryn "Lily" (nb)Random Event:
(Blue) Somebody in your family has died. Who? What happened?Recently, Evan's father died. We were all extremely devastated. Evan hasn't been himself lately, because he was really close to his dad. Annie, Gracie, and little Evan were really confused when we told them that grandpa wasn't coming back. They still don't completely understand what happened. We're starting to get back on our feet, but it's been rough lately, especially with the new babies.Number 1-15: 13
Number 1-10: 7
Top Three Names For Each Sex: Evan, Samuel, Marc // Annie, Gracie, Cassandra
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Posting Name: Lorelei (5)
Surname: Daniels
DH: Raymond Patrick "Ray" (28)
DW: Lydia Claire (28)
DD/DD: Isabella Grace / (deceased, asthma attack, age 5) / Carol Rose (5)
DD/DD: Catherine Helena "Cate" / Sarah Eleanor (2)
DS: Wesley Alexander "Wes" (nb)
The Daniels family sadly grieves over the loss of Isabella. Isabella had lung problems ever since she was born. When she was two years old she was diagnosed with asthma. Unfortunetely, during a recent asthma attack, Isabella did not survive. Ray and Lydia cannot even comprehend why something like this would happen to them. There is nothing worse than losing a child. Cate and Sarah are only two, but they understand enough to know that their sister will not be coming back. Carol is not dealing well with the loss of her twin sister. But Carol, Cate, and Sarah do take comfort in knowing they have their little brother Wes. Losing Isabella was the worst thing that has ever happened to the Daniels family.
Number 1-15: 4
Number 1-10: 10
Top Three Names For Each Sex: Elizabeth, Ryann, Holli- Carter, Jonathan, Patrick.
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Posting Name: Ashley (6)
Surname: Tamewitz
DW: Jennifer Lynn 'Jenn' (30)
DH: Kevin Andrew (30)
AD: Katrina Eileen (8) (USA)
DS/DD: Brogan Marshall / Eliza Jane (5)
DS/DS: Kieran Zander / Ethan Hunter (3)
DD: Ainsley Victoria (1)Last week, we found a stray kitten on our porch. It's white with gray paws and the kids decided to name him Marshmallow. We gave it some milk and food, but wouldn't let him in the house because Kevin's allergic. We soon found out that Kieran was allergic as well! He broke out in hives after petting the kitten. We took he and the kitten to the doctor's (vet for the kitty) and both are safe! We now know not to let Kieran play around kitties anymore.Ainsley has recently began walking! Katrina and Eliza love having a little sister. They love playing outside with her in the playhouse and playing dolls inside. They can't wait until she's big like them to play dress up. Ainsley is getting into everything! We have put up gates so she can't get very far.Number 1-15: 3
Number 1-10: 6
Top Three Names For Each Sex: Nora, Sarah, Gretchen - Adam, Matthew, Keaton.
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Posting Name: jj21jj (4)
Surname: Rose
DH: William Scott (34)
DW: Victoria Rebecca (31)
DS/DD: John Rodney and Elizabeth Stephanie "Bess" (5)
DD: Katherine Eleanor "Kitty" (3)
DS/DS: Alexander Levi "Alex"and Elijah Maximilan "Eli"(1)Random Event:
(Yellow) William got arrested. What happened?Victoria got a phone call from the U.S. saying William had been arrested for violence and stealing. Victoria could not believe it! She felt before that William was up to something working long hours where he worked and never let her visit, but her William in jail...she had always thought him as a great, honest man. Then a few days later, William came home like nothing had happened. When Victoria stunned ask "Why are you home?"
"They let me go."
"What, why? Why were you in jail in the first place anyway?"
"Victoria, listen closely. The answer to your questions is that I am a spy for the U.S. I was on one of my missions and the police caught me, thought me as a criminal and put me in jail. The CIA told the police, so they had to let me go. Victoria, I am sorry that I had to get this secret to you, but I had to. You must not tell anyone either."
As you can imagine, Victoria was even more stunned. That could be the only answer since William was a great man and she now notice in amazing shape. This explained why he had to have so much out of town business. Victoria promised not to tell anyone.Meanwhile, the Rose family grew. Katherine Eleanor was born 3 years ago. Everyone calls her Kitty, Kat, Kate, or Katie but mainly Kitty. Then believe it or not, Victoria Rose had twins again! This time they were boy-boy twins. William and Victoria named them Alexander and Elijah. They are one now. Johnny and Bess just started kindergartin at a local school and have met many friends. Victoria is very busy, taking care of so many young children without William around when he is on a mission and Victoria also has her career part time.Number 1-15:8
Number 1-10:4
Top Three Names For Each Sex:(is it okay if they come from our family list because I do not want to choose from my names if they are already part of the family)
Boys: Alexander, William, Zachary
Girls: Elizabeth, Victoria, Lily

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Posting Name: Anna Kate (2)
Surname: Montgomery
DH: James Raphael (32)
DW: Eva Katherine (30)
DS: Charles Gabriel Dominic "Charlie" (5)
DD: Olivia Helena Catherine (2)Over the last five years, we have welcomed a daughter to the family! Olivia Helena Catherine Montgomery is now 2, and she is a beautiful, friendly little girl who loves to talk. She especially loves her big brother Charlie, and follows him around all the time, which he finds incredibly annoying. Almost as soon as we found out I was pregnant, I handed in my notice at work, and have officially been a SAHM ever since! I love spending so much time with the kids, especially while they're still so young. Charlie recently started school, and to our surprise, he hates it. He'd been really excited for months before he began, but when we first arrived he refused to let me leave, and ever since then, has been insistent that he hates it; it's a battle to get him to go in each day. He doesn't seem to have any real reason, he just says it's 'boring', and he has plenty of friends, so we really don't know what the problem is. Luckily his teachers have both been really good with him and let him have as long as he needs to say goodbye to me, and make sure that he always has something interesting to do, and they just suggested that each day, we ask him what good things happened to him that day, to make him focus on the positive things. Number 1-15: 5
Number 1-10: 7
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
Felix, Charlie, Henry
Audrey, Lila, Eliza
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Posting Name: Sugar (5)
Surname: Gilchrist
DH: Henry Tobias (31)
DW: Maria Parthenia "Mamie" (29)
DD/DD: Nora June / Rose Mahala (5) (Nora June is deaf)
DS/DS: Dylan Nathaniel / Isaac Henry (2)
DD: Lydia Catherine (nb) (Lydia is deaf)In the past two years, we have added three new members to our family: Dylan, Isaac (now 2) and Lydia (new born). And yes, Isaac and Dylan are our second pair of fraternal twins. It runs in the family (I was a twin). But we were still very surprised when I was told that I was expecting twins again.
Luckily, Dylan and Isaac were both very healthy babies, they arrived only three weeks before their due date. We received (and still receive) lots of looks from strangers because of our double twins, as we like to call them.
Two months ago, I gave birth to my fifth child (a little crazy, I know, but hey, I love kids!). Lydia Catherine, named after my grandmother, was born and seemed at first to be perfectly healthy. But then the nurses realized that Lydia wasn't reacting to sounds. Lydia is deaf as well. Naturally, we weren't thrilled about that, but Lydia is an amazingly happy baby, anyway.
We speak both English and sign language at home; to all our children. We moved to a town that's school teaches "normal-hearing" children, but has a special program for deaf children, so it is a great possibility for us.
Number 1-15: 7
Number 1-10: 4
Top Three Names For Each Sex: Eleanor, Rain, Violet and Milo, Dylan, Thierry
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Posting Name: miss_smiley (5)
Surname: Lane
DH: Brandon Matthew, 30
DW: Elissa Matilda, 28
DS/DD: Cohen Ezra and Talia-Grace Sofia "Tia-Grace" (5) (Tia-Grace is deaf)
DD/DD: Ainsley Tanith and Erica Tabitha (2)
DS: Ethan Gabriel (nb)Puppy: ZanderWe have decided to let Tia-Grace have a puppy, it is a little golden retriever. We let Cohen name it, he chose Zander. We think Tia-Grace is going to enjoy having a dog and we are hoping to have it trained to help her with crossing the road and other things like that. The sign language is going very well. Cohen is picking it up faster than we are! Tia-Grace is going to go to the local school 3 days a week and a special school for 2 days. She is really looking forward to it. Cohen is going to be in the same class at the local school so we are sure she will get on fine. Number 1-15: 3
Number 1-10: 2
Top Three Names For Each Sex: Noah Gabriel Max Poppy Tallulah Evelia
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Posting Name: Sophie * (6)
Surname: Lambert
DH: Robert Andrew "Rob" (45)
DW: Sophie Louise (27)
DD/DD/DS: Rose Elizabeth / Faye Madeline / Simon Jay (5)
DD: Alanna Blythe (4)
DD: Evelyn Tasha "Evie" (3)
DD: Caitlin Alexandra (1)Random Event:
(Yellow) Rob got arrested. What happened?
Rob is an obsessive birdwatcher. A few weeks ago, his pager went off to tell him that a rare bird had turned up not far from here, so he and some friends went to see it. Unfortunately, the place where the bird had settled down was very close to where Prince William was staying. Needless to say, the arrival of a group of men with binoculars and cameras was not appreciated by royal security! Rob and his friends were arrested and taken to the police station, but luckily after questioning the police saw the funny side and let them go! They never did get to see the bird!It was Evie's third birthday last weekend and we decided to make a real day of it. We took all the children to the seaside and went out in rowing boats, built sandcastles, ate ice creams, and generally had a wonderful time. It was a lovely opportunity for me to reflect on my beautiful family and remember how lucky I am!Number 1-15: 2
Number 1-10: 3
Top Three Names For Each Sex: Mark, Rowan, Jonathan / Cara, Fern, Francesca
(Congratulations! You’ve been given the seriously old parent asterisk!)
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Posting Name: enlatiah (3)
Surname: Tarrolly
DH: Sagan Constantine (33)
DW: Linnéa Shay neé Carrington (29)
DD/DD: Annabella Hope / Sapphira Grace (5)
DS: Trenton Wade (2)Dog: IvySagan and Linnéa hadn't planned on having anymore children untill the twins had started school, but just like the twins, Trenton was a surprise, coming when the twins were three. Annabella and Sapphira started kindergarten and absolutley love it. They can't wait to get home and tell mommy and daddy about their day.In other news, Annabella has been hinting for a puppy since she could talk, and finally got Sapphira wanting one too. After a lot of whining and much consideration. Sagan and Linnéa agreed that a puppy would be their birthday present. They took the girls to the local animal shelter and picked out the cutest little mixed breed ball of fluff.Random Event:
(Purple) Annabella and Sapphira want a puppy for their birthday. Will you get them the puppy? Why or why not? If you get the puppy, name it and add it to your family.Number 1-15: 9
Number 1-10: 5
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
Girl: Melisande, Taylor, Iris
Boy: August, Jayden, Hunter

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Posting Name: Octavia (3)
Surname: Malley
DH: Keegan Miller David "Dave" (31)
DW: Antonia Sabina Maddalena (32)
DD: Maria Claudia Angelina (5)
DS/DS: Gabriel Francis "Gabe" / John Maximilian (2)Numbers: 15 and 1, respectively.
Top 3:
Simon, Rudolph, Julius
Minerva, Octavia, CordeliaAll right. Well.
First things first. Gabe and John, fraternal twins, were born. Time went by and they turned two and Maria turned five. Dave and Antonia made the decision to homeschool their kids because of the fact that they travel around. Nevertheless, for the first two years of the twins' lives, they grounded themselves in Florida to take care of the kids better. (In the meanntime, Dave worked on a documentary on urban poverty with a concentration on Cuban immigrants.) Then there was an uprising in Baguada, an island country struggling with a government that was democratic in name but fascist in nature. Being proponents of free speech themselves, the Malleys had it arranged that Antonia and the kids would stay with her family in Italy while Dave shot footage of the chaos going on in Baguada. (Antonia would write fiery articles about it.) While in Baguada, Dave, along with nearly 100 other journalists, covered the government's siege of a hotel in which there were rumored to be rebel troops. The government arrested all of the journalists (including Dave) for obstruction of justice. When queried, the police chief (?) replied, "We will free them eventually."Antonia's response, naturally, was to freak out and write a bunch of even more inflammatory pieces. After about a month, Baguada's actions were so widely condemned by most of the civilized world that the government freed all of the prisoners and issued a formal (and sketchy) apology. Dave remained in Baguada for another three months while his passport was undergoing examination, collecting film but staying quiet, and returned to Italy as soon as he could. The documentary, which detailed the conditions before and after the arrest and the deplorable condition of the justice system and the state prisons, was received very well.

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Posting Name: Emilie (5)
Surname: O'Neil
DH: Patrick Damon (31)
DW: Ella Harriet (28)
DD/DD: Cora Madeline / Ayla Elizabeth (5)
DS: Joel William (2)
DD/DD: Tasha Rosalie / Casey Victoria (nb)Dcat: Connor
Cora and Ayla were walking home from school when they found a little kitten freezing to death in a box. It was smaller than it should be, and looked like it hadn't eaten in weeks. We brought it to the vet, and he told us the kitten (who we found out was a boy) hadn't eaten in quite a while and probably didn't have a home. We nursed it back to health and hoped for the best. He's now 4 months old (approx.) and a very active little guy. Cora and Ayla decided to name him Connor.Tasha and Casey came as a little bit of a surprise for us. We had a feeling we would have more kids, even after Joel came, but we never expected another set of twin girls. Joel feels a little out of place sometimes, with all the girls in the house and all.Number 1-15: 11
Number 1-10: 8
Top Three Names For Each Sex: Isabel, Sophia, Calliope, Alexander, Paul, Leo
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Posting Name: estel (5)
Surname: Thompson
DH: William Alexander "Wil" (30)
DW: Lydia Faith (29)
DS/DS: Matthew Rowan "Matt" (deceased, leukemia, age 3) and John Quentin "Jack" (5)
DS: Elijah Nikolai "Lijah" (2)
DD/DD: Victoria Autumn "Tori" and Charlotte Adelaide "Carly" (nb)
Random Event:
(Blue) Somebody in your family has died. Who? What happened?Number 1-15: 12
Number 1-10: 3
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
Levi, Adam, and William
Rebekah, Charlotte, and LydiaWil and Lydia have had a trying few years. Matt and Jack were born five years ago. Both Matthew and Jack developed acute leukemia. Matthew was diagnosed at the age of two, and Jack was diagnosed at 2 1/2. Unfortunately, Matthew did not survive the chemotherapy treatments long enough to receive a bone marrow transplant. Jack, although he is still very weak, did survive the initial chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant. He is currently in remission, but still needs a few more rounds of chemo to make sure he stays in remission. Losing Matthew was the hardest thing that has ever happened to Wil and Lydia. Matthew died six and a half weeks after the twins' third birthday. Not only were Wil and Lydia inconsolable, but so was Jack (once he found out). Jack had been making progress in his treatment, but seemed to relapse after Matthew's death. At the time, Lydia was heavily pregnant with their third child, Elijah. Elijah was born two months after Matthew's death. After Lijah was born, Jack seemed to get a little better--he had another brother to love. For another year and a half, Jack fought leukemia and was finally announced to be in remission seven months ago. Wil and Lydia are holding their breath and hoping that the cancer does not come back. Now, Jack and Lijah have been joined by twin girls. Tori and Carly were born two and a half weeks ago. They are completely healthy and very happy little girls. They are not identical, but very similar. Jack likes to watch them in their cradle and Lijah just isn't too sure about them. Since Matthew died, Jack has attached himself to Lijah--kind of adopting him as a second twin. Lijah is very close to Jack, even though the boys are three years apart. Wil and Lydia weren't sure how they would get through things after Matthew's death, but they have found time to be a great healer and are now beginning to live life again.
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Posting Name: X Mar (6)
Surname: Romanov
SO: Ruslan (25)
SO: Noa Valentina (32)
DD: Isadora Jona "Isa" (5)
DS/DS/DD: Maximilian Levi "Max" / Mordecai Rhys "Cai" / Winter Bronwen "Winnie" (3)
DS: Gabriel Quinton "Gabe" (1) (died at 5 months)
DS: Connor Austin "Con" (nb)After Isa had turned 2 we decided that it would be a good idea to make sure that she'd have a little brother or sister. We started trying and I became pregnant right away. We were happy that it had gone so smoothly. When I went in for a check-up, the doctor shocked us by telling us that we would have triplets. Ruslan wasn't really happy with it at first; he kept saying taht there was no way that we could support them, with the job that he had. When I said that I planned to go back to work after a while, he just stared at me like I was crazy. He pointed out that there would be 4 children that needed someone to take care of them. I told him I really wanted to go back to work, and he said that he'd quit his job then to take care of them, because he wouldn't leave them with strangers. When they were born, I was really happy. We had 2 boys and 2 girls now. Everything was perfect to me. Ruslan was relaly happy to have sons. He never said he was hoping they'd be boys, but I know he would have been disappointed if they would have been all girls. When Max, Cai and Winnie got a bot bigger I wanted to work again. Ruslan accepted that I wanted it, and we'd agreed that he would quit his job in 3 months, because then a new school year started, so I could get back to work then. But that never happened because I found out I was pregnant again (despite the measures we had taken). Ruslan was less than pleased with it and suggested for me to have an abortion. I told him that having 4 or 5 kids wouldn't make that much difference financially, and that I had no plans to abort my baby. He grudgingly accepted what I wanted under the condition that I would stay home and take care of the kids, without 'nagging' about going back to work. I was very offended by the way he said that, but I was happy that he would stop talking about abortion.

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Posting Name: HeidiAnn (5)
Surname: Garrity
DH: Simon Paul (34)
DW: Lucy Jane (31)
DS: Forrest Reid (5)
DS: Ross Levi(4)
DD/DD: Adelaide Blythe "Addie" & Eleanor Roxanne "Ellie" (2)
DS: Zane Alexander (nb)dCat: JoeyRandom Event:
(purple) Forrest wants a puppy for his birthday. Will you get him the puppy? Why or why not? If you get the puppy, name it and add it to your family.Number 1-15:
Number 1-10:
Top Three Names For Each Sex: Curran, Rowan, Henry. Sarah, Marissa, NorahA year after Forrest was born Simon and Lucy welcomed their second son, Ross. Forrest and Ross are very close and love being together, getting into all kinds of mischeif. Forrest started Kindergarten this year and Ross is just lost with him being gone to school. When Forrest was 3 and Ross 2 Simon and Lucy had identical twin girls; Addie and Ellie. They are beautiful little girls with bright red hair and deep green eyes. Forrest and Ross are very protective of their baby sisters. A month ago Zane joined the family. He has fit right into the family easily. He is a very easy baby so far, which is good with 4 older sibs age 5 and under.Forrest's birthday was 2 months ago and he kept begging for a puppy. Simon and Lucy knew that it wouldn't be a good idea for the family to bring a dog in at that time. Forrest is far too young to take full responsibility for a puppy. Simon works most of the day and Lucy has her hands full with all the kids (and a newborn due shortly after his birthday) . Simon and Lucy knew Forrest really wanted a pet though, so they made a compromise with him. They got him a kitten, cats are far more independent and don't need so much care. Forrest picked a little black and white fuzz ball and named him Joey.
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Posting Name: slgn4 (4)
Surname: Anderson
DH: Albert James (26)
DW: Pearl Evangeline (25)
DD/DD/DS: Olivia Amber & Grace Tamara & Joel Matthew (5)
DD: Evelyn Catherine (3)
The triplets all started kindergarten.The girls adjusted to school fine but Joel had hard time adjusting.He is very shy.Also he has a speech delay . He sees a speech theraphist which helps him alot.
Evelyn is very active three year old.She loved staying home with mom . Everything was going well in Anderson household.But everything changed. Albert was coming home from work when a drunk driver hit his car.The car rolled over few times. The EMT came and they pulled Albert out of the car.He was barely breathing. They rushed him to the hospital .While doctors were trying to save Albert,the police arrived at Anderson home .They told Pearl what happen to Albert.She was so shocked and crying.She called her parents to take care of the kids while she go to the hospital.She met his parents there.The doctors came told her that he was badly injured and he is not gonna make it.They let her go see him.She was shaking and crying when she saw him.He was so badly hurt that he did not look like him self.She went by his side and told him not to go and to hang in there.She was mad.Albert lived 3 days. Pearl could not belive he was gone.The hardest thing she had to do is tell the kids daddy is not here any more.That he went to heavens to be with the angels. The kids were so hurt and sad.All they wanted to do is be with there mommy.Pearl did not know what to do but she knew she had to be strong for the kids. She manage to get funeral done. She did not want to say goodby to him.
Now Pearl is widow and raising 4 children on her own.She does not want to move anything of Albert stuff yet. She was a stay at home mom and now she be looking for new job to support the family .Her mother and his mother will watch Evelyn while she works.But she has enough money to live on for couple months. She wants to get through this and help her children get through this before she can go back to work.
Number 1-15: 12
Number 1-10: 7
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
Asher,Jude,Levi
Miriam,Olivia,Cecilia
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Posting Name: LeeElizaBnt (6)
Surname: Craige-Widell
DH: John Benjamin "Jackie" (32)
DW: Paula Marie (30)
DS/DS/DD: Eliot Brendan/ Alex Edward/ Maya June (5)
DS/DS: Gabriel Nicholas "Gabe" / Lucas Adrian (4)
DD: Casey Olivia (NB)Number 1-15: 2
Number 1-10: 7
Top Three Names For Each Sex: [Julia, Catherine, Simone], [Dominic, Emery, Timothy]
A years of triplets, and the Craige-Widells were amazed at how they had adjusted into their new life. Granted, it was not without its many difficulties, but overall life with their new children was wonderful. However, their blissful state soon came to a close when they found out Paula was pregnant again- with twins. They were completely caught off guard; their triplets were only 10 months old! Paula and Jackie were completely at a loss, things were going just fine, and they loved the children, but had wanted to wait a few years before they tried for more. Paula was considering abortion for a while, but soon decided against it. They pregnancy went well- things were a little tense between Paula and Jackie for a while, but they eventually adjusted to the new situation. Paula didn’t want to miss too much work, so she planned to hire a full time nanny for her children 6 weeks after the twins’ birth. They found a lovely young woman, Lucie, who had a lot of experience and children of her own, so the triplets had some time to get used to her before Paula went back to work.
Three and a half years later, Paula was pregnant again (planned this time :). Alex and Eliot were having a blast in kindergarten, and Gabe and Lucas were adjusting well to their primary class, but Maya was having some trouble. Maya had a lot of anxiety, and after the first day of school, it was painfully aware that she was having some trouble with her teacher. She was reluctant to talk to her parents about it at first, but she eventually admitted that she was terrified of her teacher, Mrs.Ullman. Apparently, she had raised her voice at Maya in front of the other students on the first day for not bringing her colored pencils, and then again the next day for asking her friend Josie a question about instructions while Mrs.Ullman was speaking.

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Posting Name: sarah lee (2) (divorced) (husband dead)
Surname: Vittitoe
ExH: Rainer Stephen (19) (deceased)
DW: Georgiana Louise (24)
DbF: Nicholas Rhys Griffith (24)
DD: Stella Josephine (5)
DS: Marshall Ivan (5) (illegitimate - Rainer’s)At Georgiana fifth high school renioun, she met up with her old friend, Nicholas Griffith "Nick". In high school Georigana had always had a secret crush on Sean, but they never did date or anything. Nick is also single and has no children. He was married to his college girlfriend, but they divorce before they had children. Georgiana was telling her story about Reiner and Nick was amazed. Well later that week they went out and now they are dating. Nick loves children and Stella and Marshall get along great with him. Stella and Marshall are doing great. Now that they are in kindergarden life is less crazy at home. I have told Marshall about how I am not his mother, but I told him that I am his "mommy". I told him the story and he seems okay, and doesn't really care, because he has a mom. Stella loves kindergarden and is doing well. Marshall would like to stay home most of the time, but he is still doing well. Marshall and Stella love to fight with each other, Stella likes to tease Marshall a litte, but Marshall always says something back. I guess that is just how siblings are. (Good thing I did chose red!) Number 1-15: 4
Number 1-10: 8
Top Three Names For Each Sex: Girl: Jezebel, Bridget, Daphne / Boys: Elijah, Harry, Alexander
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Posting Name: Tai Angel (8)*
Surname: Derwilleger
DH: James Roger (49)
DW: Nancy Rose (28)
DS/DS/DD: Nathan Russell, Julian Richard and Laura Ruthie (5)
AD: Nadia Lan (3) (China)
DS: Deacon Ross (4)
DD/DD: Charlotte Rosalie / Alanna Roxanne (2)
DS: Adrian Reese (nb)James and Nancy had been having problems in their marriage shortly after Deacon was born. They had a trial separation but hated being apart. After they got back together they decided to renew their vows. Shortly after all that they found out they were pregnant with twins. Charlotte and Alanna are now 2 years old and they have since had another son, Adrian. They also adopted a little girl from China named Nadia.
The triplets are doing well. Julian was being bullied at school because of his weight and as a result hated going to school. Nancy decided to speak with the principal but he told her that if Julian wasn't so fat he wouldn't be teased. This angered her so much she went to the Board of Education and put in a complaint and he has since been sacked. She also took the triplets out of school and decided to home school them instead. Number 1-15: 13
Number 1-10: 7
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
Girls: Jacinta, Simone and Claire.
Boys: Orlando, Kai and Finlay.I noticed that it is 5 years later yet James went from 44 to 50 and Nancy 23 to 29 which is 6 years. They should be 49 and 28.

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Change it, then.I'm sorry about that. I have no idea how I managed that one, lol. I promise I do know how to add; I have an A+ in Algebra. My mind must have just been elsewhere, I'm afraid.
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Lol. Thats ok, I know what it is like to not have your mind on what you are doing.
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Posting Name: Nikki (5)
Surname: Grady
DH: Cohen Daniel (28)
DW: Allie Noelle (27)
DS: Rohan Camden (5)
DD: Ava Isabella (5) (illegitimate - Cohen)
DS/DS: Zane Levi / Kieran Trenton (3)
DD: Ainsley Winter (nb)Ddog: KiraRohan just turned five and al he wanted was a puppy. He really loves animals and would do anything for a dog on his own. Cohen and Allie decided that he was to small for a dog but an animal would be good in their house to learn the children respect for all living things. When Rohan found the dog he was so happy! He love the dog and decided to name her Kira.
Since Ava's birth Allie and Cohen had three other children. They had twin boys who they named Zane and Kieran and they are already three years old! Two days ago, Allie also gave birth to a healthy, wonderful girl who they named Ainsley Winter. Before she was born, they had decided to name her Ainsley Roxanne, but just before she was born the snow start ed to fall down the skye. Since both Allie and Cohen love the winter, they decided to gave her the middlename Winter. Cohen and Allie would love to have more children besids they five they already got (yeah, Allie count Ava as her own daughter). Allie got pneumonia and is really ill so they want to wait for more children and take care of the five they already got. But one day, they want atleast another one...Number 1-15: 11
Number 1-10: 4
Top Three Names For Each Sex: Miriel, Eira, Isabella / Oliver, Isaac, Zachariah
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Posting Name: Darkest (8)
Surname: Blackwood
DH: Daniel Benjamin (30)
DW: Catalina Raquel "Cata" (28)
DS/DS/DD: Nathaniel Reginald "Nathan" / Benjamin Karl / Eleanor Grace "Nora" (5)
DD: Madeline Rose (5) (illegitimate - Daniel)
DS: Trenton Rhys "Trent" (4)
DS: Daniel Blaise (Cerebal Palsy) (2)
DS/DD: Justin Cedric "Jace" / Kathryn Helena (nb)Daniel and Cata had a rough few months after Cata found out about Madeline, but by the time Trent was conceived things had settled down. Trent was born on December 20, 2007. He has dark blonde hair and hazel eyes, and is very energetic. Along with Nathan, Benjamin, Nora, and Madeline, he is quite a handful.After Trent was born, Daniel and Cata agreed not to have any more children. Cata went back to her job as a police officer, and Daniel went back to his martial arts school, with the children staying at a day care center. Cata was shocked when she found out she was expecting again - five children had been enough! On January 18, 2010, Daniel Blaise Blackwood was born. Daniel was born with Cerebal Palsy. The family was shocked, but Cata and Daniel (Senior) treated the situation with the same dry determination they had treated the circumstances surrounding Madeline's existance. Daniel is a happy, energetic child, and he would most certainly have been just as much of a handful as his older siblings had he not been disabled.After Daniel was born, Cata was even more careful to protect herself against another pregnancy. Alas, it was not to be, and she got pregnant once again, this time with twins. By this point, her coworkers were becoming quite amused with Cata's inability not to conceive, and Daniel was becoming concerned Cata would decide to take more drastic measures.On June 25, 2012, Cata gave birth to Justin Cedric and Kathryn Helena Blackwood. Justin was dubbed "Jace" (jayc) by Daniel, who hated the name Justin but went along with it to humor his frustrated wife. After the birth, Cata had the chip put in to keep her from having any more children before she would so much as go near her husband. She is still on parental leave, and she adores all of her children, but enough is enough. Cata has always been an active woman, and constant pregnancy was enough to drive her up a wall.Number 1-15: 13
Number 1-10: 1
Top Three Names For Each Sex:
Trenton, Alistair, Daniel
Annika, Kathryn, Eleanor
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NamebanksI hyperlinked this post so you can look up the names if you want to. Remember, don't hyperlink your own posts. Thanks.Girls’ Name Bank:
Adelaide, Ainsley, Alanna, Alexandra, Alyxa, Anica, Aradia, Arianna, Aurora, Autumn, Blythe, Branwen, Bronwen, Caitlin, Casey, Catherine, Charlotte, Cynthia, Eleanor, Erica, Evelyn, Heather, Helena, Hillary, Ianthe, Jasmine, Kathryn, Kira, Kristen, Lillian, Lillith, Lucretia, Lydia, Lyra, Moira, Nadia, Olivia, Sadie, Sarah, Sydney, Rhylla, Rosalie, Roxanne, Tabitha, Tanith, Tanis, Tasha, Victoria, Winter, YasminBoys’ Name Bank:
Abram, Aidan, Adrian, Alaric,

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