How Visiting Your Family Warps Your Brain


	How Visiting Your Family Warps Your Brain

Rashid Malik

12-30-2008 4:47 AM

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12-30-2008 6:29 AM

debbyski

OMG,
My brain was definitely warped over the holidays.

12-30-2008 6:48 AM

Rashid Malik

So you had one hell of a wonderful time. Must be totally refreshed.

12-30-2008 7:19 AM

debbyski

I'm still recovering!

12-30-2008 7:48 AM

Rashid Malik

It was that good!

12-30-2008 8:06 AM

debbyski

Yup!

1-1-2009 12:46 PM

tanyamm

I would love to visit my brothers and my oldest sister. But the thought of visiting my parents or youngest sister makes my stomach hurt and my head ache.

1-1-2009 8:58 PM

Jorjor

I always liked my family better the farther away I lived from them.

1-2-2009 5:44 AM

Rashid Malik

Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, Jorjor.

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