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Feb 22, 2009

"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one." --Jane Howard

The Frankel's Extended Family

Chris and Georgia Frankel's house in Albuquerque, New Mexico, now has 12 people calling it home. In addition to their three daughters, ages 3, 6 and 17, this large-hearted couple shares their space with five adults and two teens. The family started taking in people a long while ago. They are all there for various reasons, from difficult family situations to trouble with former roommates. Some are there daily, and others come and go based on school schedules and work commitments. Rent -- if the person can afford it -- is minimal and sometimes even shunned. Not that the Frankel's are wealthy, they are just trying to pay forward the kindness they've received.