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My family is very special. It is neither big nor small. We are six in all: my mommy, my daddy, my Auntie Lucy, my younger sister Ann, my pet Jack and me. Jack is a dog. It is very pretty and funny. I like to play with Jack all day long. But my Auntie Lucy thinks we are terribly noisy. Well, she is a bore. She always finds faults with Jack and teaches me manners. She is constantly complaining about two things: either about nasty weather or naughty girls and animals. Nothing can be done. We don't care and that's why she looks down on us.

My sister Ann is 12. But she doesn't think I am very much older. She never obeys me and sometimes Ann gets out of hand completely. She is plump, short and very clumsy. But after all, that's her awkward age. She is very bossy and always is up to mischief. But she is my only sister. I try to supervise and help her. That seldom works. And we quarrel over trifles. My mommy thinks we fight like cat and dog. Well, we have our ups and downs.

My dear mother is a hair-dresser. She has style and always looks chic. We get on well. She is very understanding and she is always ready to give me a hand when I am in trouble.

As for me, I really don't know what to say. I am quite common, neither very smart nor very silly. I love cooking very much, but dishes slip out of my hands. People call us butterfingers. But mommy is so much supportive and doesn't mind broken dishes. We like cooking together.

Now I am training to be a shop-assistant. That's very gripping and I am really enjoying every minute of my classes.

I have a boy friend, a serious one. I am in love with him. But my daddy thinks we are too young to start a family and live separately. Well, we don't really mind.

My father is a Math teacher. He is always very busy. Teachers always pay too much attention to their pupils and too little to their own families. But we all have our weak points. After all, we are all human beings.

Still I love my family very much. It is very important now to have dear people around, to love them and to know they love you.

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My family is not very large. There are only four people in it: my parents, my brother Nick and me.

My parents are rather young. They never quarrel and always get on well. I think they match each other perfectly.

My mommy is a manager. She is very bright, smart, well-educated, business-like and independent, a real lady. She looks young for her age. My mother is always quite trendy and very up-to-date. She speaks three foreign languages: English, French, and Spanish. She drives a car. She is a shining example for me.

My father works as a real estate salesman. He's always as busy as a bee. He knows how to find a client and spends every evening glued to the phone. That's why we don't go out together often. He never takes us out to some fancy restaurant as other fathers do. We don't have picnics in the country with tasty barbecue and juicy sandwiches with hot steamy coffee. That's a pity.

My brother Nick is a student of Economy. But he is not doing very well as he works by fits and starts. I really doubt he will make an experienced economist. You see he spends money like water. A real spendthrift. He is surely a social climber and likes to be in the centre of every group he is in. But I respect him. He is my elder brother and I am proud of him. He keeps my secrets and supports me if things go wrong and I am in trouble.

All in all, I love my family very much. We are all awfully nice. I care about my family very much.