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When my oldest started high school this fall, it was sad and exciting at the same time. My baby! High school!
But I didn't have too much time to be melancholy or fret about the passage of time because I have other kids and opted to save the BIG bucket bawling for when the last of the litter heads off.
Keith and Becki Dilley don't have that luxury, though. Part what made them a household name in the United States, raising sextuplets, means their child hit major milestones like starting high school or college, at the same time. This fall, Adrian, Claire, Quinn, Ian, Brenna, and Julian became high school freshman, leaving their house strangely silent a lot of the time.
"Keith and I find ourselves alone a lot," Becki said. "We come home, it's like, 'Where is everybody?' And I say, 'Well, they're not expected home till 11:30 or so. 'You mean we're like..... by ourselves?'"
I'd really be interested in a book about what life with 6 teenagers the same age is like. I can't imagine the hormone and teenage angst, drama, and stress those parents must deal with on a daily basis, and I think I could learn a lot from the Dilleys.
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ReaderComments (Page 4 of 5)
12-14-2007 @ 10:38AM
CHARLIE said...ALL MY KID'S HAVE TO BE IN THE HOUSE AT DARK. THERE FRIENDS ARE WELCOME TO COME OVER AND GO HOME AT 10:00 BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY KID'S ARE DOING AND WHO THEY ARE WITH. THEIR AGE IS 14,15 AND 16.
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12-14-2007 @ 10:51AM
Esther said...So teenagers cant get into trouble between the hours of 8am to 9pm?
I know the risk gets greater but if they want to get into trouble THEY WILL!
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12-14-2007 @ 10:51AM
Esther said...I'm a teenager myself. I have experience :)
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12-14-2007 @ 10:58AM
Dr. Honey said...I believe that the children are one year older than average freshman due to developmental issues that were cause from being multiples. (They would have out grown them by now) Also, I am sure that it is a weekend time not weekday! Take this into consideration ... wouldn't you feel more comfortable knowing that your child is not alone? Even if only two were together, there is safety in numbers!
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12-14-2007 @ 11:01AM
suzycori said...11:30pm is very late for a curfew. 15 years old are not responsible enough
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12-14-2007 @ 11:05AM
Pukka said...Ignorant people, keep multiplying the speed you do, we will be the next China in no time.
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12-14-2007 @ 11:13AM
once a teen said...Hey if they are all out together, I'd say let em stay out but the article didn't mention if this was on a daily basis or if this was the weekend they are talking about so calm down people! It was probably a Saturday night and they were probably at some sort of event all together. It's funny how just yesterday I was wondering about these kiddos. I do remember when they were just babies!
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12-14-2007 @ 11:24AM
Barb said...Why do people always have to find the negative about other people. Never the good. Maybe Mrs. Diley meant 11:30 A.M. some school districts do have split shifts. I have never heard of these children being in any kind of trouble. I raised 3 children one at a time. Not 6 at one time. My hat goes off to the Diley mother. Matthew try to find something nice to say the next time. It will make you feel better, but you are probably out look for some dirt on someone else today.
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12-14-2007 @ 11:37AM
Africa said...what gives any of us the right to judge how they choose to raise their children- when you are perfect then maybe you have the right otherwise keep quiet!
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12-14-2007 @ 11:48AM
Barbara Loden said...Sally, what is wrong with someone not liking kids.
Not everyone wants them or likes them just because
they were once one.
As for them being our future. Get real! Look what we did with our future.
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12-14-2007 @ 11:53AM
Willie said...Well they say that "there's safety in numbers", the 'six-pak' definitely has that!
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12-14-2007 @ 12:04PM
Charles said...The article didn't say 11:30 pm, its said 11:30 or so, meaning these kids get out of school at various times of the day. Check out your local high school, see how many kids are leaving all sorts of times. Ask the kids in the mall you shop in, why they are not in school, and let them school you on how things are done in todays high school systems.
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12-14-2007 @ 12:08PM
Chrissy said...I hate kids too....
Anyone want to start a KID FREE community? no kids allowed. Just think..no brats screaming in the restaurant. No wild kids running in front of your cart in the grocery store. AND NO SCHOOL TAXES! o.k. so maybe it's the parents of those brats that I hate more for allowing them to be the brats that they are. Lazy parents.
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12-14-2007 @ 1:14PM
Krystin Rowe said...They have one - Sun City Arizona. And the worst part is the OLD HAGS come over to Phoenix to shop and cause wrecks and are rude to everyone. I'm sure they'd love to have you join them.
12-14-2007 @ 12:12PM
ashes said...wow, ur son is 18 years old and out of high school and has an 11PM curfew?? and a 20year old with MIDNIGHT? poor kids! mine was midnight at 14, 1am at 17 and finally 2am at 18.. now that im 21 it doesnt really matter anymore lol
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12-14-2007 @ 12:18PM
BH said...Red, besides the people with no parental supervision, the kids with over-protective parents get in the most trouble. Curfews at 18 and 20 years old? Those are the kids that rebel and go wild at their first glimpse of freedom. Plus, you can get in trouble at any time of day, if you are so inclined. You need to trust that you did a good job raising them and let them prove it to you.
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12-14-2007 @ 12:23PM
Jen said...Ummm... maybe they went to a movie together? Those get out late.
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12-14-2007 @ 12:25PM
Debster said...I am a single Mom, I have a 15 year old Son. He is to be INSIDE and IN BED by 10 on a school night. On weekends, (as long as I know where he is, and with who) He is allowed until midnight. He tries to argue, but he knows I do if for his own good. We live in the "ghetto", (San Bernardino, Ca0 have rampant drive by shootings, kids killing kids. I don't want my Son to be another statistic! He has "friends" who are out all hours, day and night, and are always in trouble. I BLAME THEIR PARENTS!!! Enough said.
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12-14-2007 @ 12:48PM
missimin said...Dateline just did an update on the McCoy's and I was wondering how the Dilleys were doing. Thanks for the article.
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12-14-2007 @ 12:51PM
AutumnB2 said...For those of you who keep your 18 year olds on an 11 or 12 o'clock curfew ... Yours are the students who will go to college, finally out from under the oppressive thumb of mom and dad, and drink, party, stay out all night, and not do well because they can't handle their newfound freedom. I'm a college professor and I tell you this from many years of experience teaching in that venue. Allow them some freedoms now. Trust them; let them explore a bit.
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