Good afternoon, Crazies. <br />
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      HOw nice to come online and see the photos of your beautiful family, mercedes. What a blessing to have such a large family&#33; Thanks for sharing your photos, mercedes . You certainly have had experience raising daughters. I only have one daughter and I don&#39;t know how I&quot;m going to get through these terrible teen years. HOw did you do that and still keep your sanity???  <img src='http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wacko:' />  <img src='http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wacko:' />  :wacko:By the way, I don&#39;t think I&quot;ve ever seen such happy stepchildren. Beautiful&#33;Please wish DD and family my very best for a wonderful life of joy and happiness together.  <br />
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My daughter&#39;s frenulum was also clipped - a couple of years ago. It didn&#39;t affect her speech- she hasn&#39;t shut up  since she was born, but these teen years have turned her adorable non stop chattering into growling.  <img src='http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':sad2:' /> And to top it off, she does have a hearing impairment and it never affected her speech. Go figure. <br />
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Mary Lou, please don&#39;t worry about your grandson. I know that you know that some kids speak earlier on, some get potty trained earlier than others, etc., By the time they go off to college or careers, they&#39;re more or less caught up . He&#39;ll probably talk more when he really wants to. I know when it&#39;s your own, it&#39;s easier to get caught up in the worrying. He&#39;ll be fine.I do think it&#39;s great that all of you have learned the sign language. What a great way of encouraging the communication. <br />
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Joey,  I&#39;m so very happy for you and David . It sounds wonderful to be able to enjoy a more calm and slow paced way of life. Enjoy this very exciting time and don&#39;t let it cause you any stress. You know that your CruiseCrazies family is always here for you .