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My father-in-law, a nationally known psychologist, has successfully reared a family of five.  My husband and I in

turn have six small children.  One holiday we were visiting our in-laws, along with an army of cousins, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, small nieces and nephews, and the home was a beehive of activity.  Suddenly Rebekah, our five-year-old, came running excitedly to the table where the adults were chattig over coffee and announced that George, our three-year-old, had locked himself in the upstairs bathroom.

There was an immediate look of concern on the faces of all the adult parents. "Don't be alarmed, "my father-in-law said reassuringly.  "There are two more bathrooms downstairs."

        Arlene C. Crane

        Reader's Digest

        August 1971, pp. 140