forgot to mention very important thing: matching shirts. wearing the same color (not white or gray) is huge. late last fall we planned a trip to old world wisconsin, and i can't afford to buy everyone new winter coats the same color, so i got matching red and black plaid hats. it worked. the key is to have something you can count from a distance. when you have 10 or so children, you count. all the time. i try not to keep the matching hats/shirts in regular circulation. they live in a box in the laundry room and only come out for outings.
you might think, teenagers wouldn't want to wear a family shirt. i cannot speak for other, cooler, teenagers. i just know that my people see being part of our family as a bigger part of their identity than they do the opinions of their peers.
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