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Why My Boys Don’t Need Toys This Christmas

Clearly, a wastebasket is just as much fun.

Oh, and my gasp at the end? That was Owen running into the end table where I had (stupidly) placed a cup of water on top of Andy’s laptop. (Thankfully) nothing spilled.

“The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.” —Jane Austen

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