How can ********* day be made less "wild"' and more peaceful?

How can ********* day be made less "wild"' and more peaceful?
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Are you kidding???!! With OUR family?! Maybe slip some Valium in the diet-coke?
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Last Answer : answer:Well, I've never been rich but I have been poor in monetary terms. Never poor in spirit or joy. So I will bet on the poor. The one good thing about being poor is everyone who is in the ... as everyone I love is healthy and happy too. You learn to live in the moments that are big or small.

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