All families can flourish

1. By: Cate Galle A Tale of Two Familes

2. Family means to me many things:Love,fun and the best thing being together! To me family means love and peace

3. Here is my family... My mom's name is Darlene, My dad's name is Frank,I have a sister named Emily and my brother's name is Paul! My Parents names are Darlene and Frank! My sisters name is Emily and my big brother’s name is Paul! I love my family! My family’s names are… -Darlene (mom)‏ -Frank (dad)‏ -Emily (sister)‏ -Paul (brother)‏ -Maggie (dog) -Coco (dog) =3 -Jack (dog) The greatest value in my family is spending time together and having fun!

4. Julies is 9 years old, she has two dads. Their names are Mark and Bill. Julie was adopted and she has one baby brother named Shafi. He was adopted too! Kids make fun of Julie because she has a gay family, but she ignores it all the time! She loves her family very much, especially her dads.

5. Both families do the same things, they eat the same foods, go to the same places but some people think just because there is no mom and dad means that they are totally different!

6. Breakfast time is very busy in our house. Either me and my sister are late trying to get to school or my dad is late trying to go to work!

7. Breakfast time in Julie’s family is very crazy. Both of her dads have gone to work so Julie has to prepare her breakfast for her and her little brother!

8. Dinner time is the best! Julie’s dads are home and they make the best foods. But the bad part of it is that Julie’s and her dads barely talk because they are all so busy.

9. At dinner time my family is not together because my dad works late on week days so it's just me, my mom and my sister! But the foods is still great! :)

10. This is the one thing Julie and Shafi hate… CHORES!

11. After dinner my sister and I do my homework and my mom does laundry! Haha :)

12. In my family, the weekend is the best. Either I am playing with my friends or sleeping in. Plus I like to say up late! Weekends in my family are a lot of fun. We usually go somewhere nice like a museum or a restaurant

13. Julie loves the weekend she and her brother Shafi play together. Their dads are working and the babysitter is there to look after them!