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I have three children: two boys and one daughter. At first, I [ ] that I would have a lot of problems with boys, who are usually noisier and [ ] than girls. Still, there didn't use to be any problems with the boys, but my younger daughter, Kate, turned out to be the naughtiest child in the world! She used [ ] a real tomboy! She used to climb the trees, run and jump everywhere and fight with other children. Kate [ ] to eat anything except pizzas and hamburgers. She [ ] wear dresses. And at the age of 5, she asked me to cut her hair, so she looked like a boy. I love my daughter very much, but her childhood years [ ] the hardest years in my life.