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The Dunham Family
New Jersey
DH (49): Edward "Ted" James Dunham
DW (47): Elizabeth "Liz" Rose (Stacy) Dunham
DS (22): Evander "Van" William Dunham (bopperlynn)
- DGF (20):
DD (17): Penelope June Dunham "Nell" (estel)
DS (9):

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Everyone was both shocked and overjoyed when Liz conceived at 37 after years of apparent infertility. After a difficult pregnancy, the Dunhams welcomed a new baby boy. The family hit a rough patch a few years ago when he was diagnosed with autism, but they've adapted to the changes and have come out stronger. Van and Nell adore their baby brother. His first name is after Liz's father, and was top 50 in 1950. His middle name is related to Ted's name. Van is still dating his high school girlfriend. Her first name is inspired by springtime, her middle name is an unfashionable vintage name, and her last name is an English location name.

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The Vasylyk Family
New York City
DH (50): Lukas Aleksandr Vasylyk
- DW (45): Moona Evdokiya (Sergeynova) Vasylyk (Azifa)
DW (dec): Romana Zorya (Doubek) Vasylyk
DD (29): Zoya Karolina (Vasylyk) Parades (bopperlynn)
- DBF (30): Joaquim Reynaldo Parades (Evey)
-- DS/DD (3):

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Lukas and Moona are happily married, living in a small but cozy apartment in the city. Moona is still dancing, and Lukas is a partner at the machine shop where he's been working for the past ten years. Also, they recently became grandparents. Zoya and Joaquim, now both successful musicians, have twin toddlers. They have talked about moving to the suburbs so the children can have more space to grow up, which Lukas begrudgingly agrees with even though he'd much rather have his daughter nearby. Both of the children's first names are tributes to Zoya's parents, and their middle names are Portuguese.

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The Robles Family
Concord, Massachusetts
DH (55): Rafael Agustín Robles
DW (49): Valerie Jane (Baumer) Robles
DD (21): Guinevere Joan Robles (RowenaRavenclaw)
DD (21): Sylvia Ada Robles (Evey)
DS (15): John Arthur Robles (estel)
DD (10):

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Valerie often joked with Rafael that she wanted to have one more baby before they were done- imagine their surprise when it actually happened. Guinevere and Sylvia are both in college. Sylvia is living on campus and is studying journalism, while Gwen lives at home to help with her younger siblings and is studying classical history. John is in high school, and is just glad not to be the baby of the family anymore. The daughter's first name is a quirky vintage name, and her middle name is a popular vintage name.

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The Larsen Family
Copenhagen, Denmark
DH (56): Sebastian Anders Larsen
DW (47): Helene Cecilia (Dinesen) Larsen
DS (24): Tarben Alberic Larsen (Rioghnach)
- DBF (23):
DD (19): Maja Lærke Larsen (Julia)

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Sebastian and Helene's careers have taken an upswing. Sebastian is an editor for his newspaper, and one of Helene's books has become a bestseller in Scandinavia. This is fortunate, because they have two bright and ambitious children in college. Maja is studying folklore, inspired by her mother's fairy tales. Tarben has become a librarian like Helene while he works his way through grad school. He hit it off with his new roommate right away, and they started dating a few months ago. His first name was popular in Denmark in 1993, and his middle name was popular in Norway in 1993. His last name is Danish, and does not end in -sen.

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