Kate Casey grew up in a chaotic home, and as a child she struggled to understand the strange — and sometimes unsettling —choices her parents made. When it came time to start her own family, Kate decided to trade the bad kind of chaos for the good kind.

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• Want more family drama? Listen to Dani Shapiro’s Family Secret.

• Does Family Size Matter? An only child explains why she wanted a large family.

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• Kate’s podcast: Reality Life With Kate Casey

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