Sunday, September 26, 2010

Porter Family Riddle

My mom had 7 kids.
She was pregnant 5 times,
but we only celebrate 4 birthdays.

[All of the kids are alive. Can you figure it out?]


8 comments:

Amy said...

I know the answer!! But I think it's because I've know the Porter family for.....a few years.
(Amy Lines Johnson)

Unknown said...

I'm pretty sure 4 of y'all make up two sets of twins.
A clarification on the brthdays... Do you mean you only celebrate 4 birthdays for children? If so, then one of the "singlet" pregnancies shares the same day of the year with another pregnancy Very efficient lady. :)

Either that or y'all have serious counting issues and /or two of the children were adoption and 3 of the kids never get celebrated. Poor kids@

Nicole said...

So I'm thinking there are 2 sets of twins and there are 2 birthdays that are the same, just different years? I don't know if I typed out clearly what makes sense in my head, but hopefully you know what I'm saying, lol. I'll be impatiently awaiting the answer. ;-)

Tara said...

You are all correct.
Darla and Gayla are identical twins.
Tasha and I are identical twins.
Mimi and Devan were both born on the same day, just 7 years apart.
Deanna is the oldest and she is the only one that doesn't have to share a birthday.

Nicole said...

Two sets of twins...Oh boy, I think I would die. Out of curiosity, what order are you guys? Bless your mom, lol!

Tara said...

Tasha and I are the babies. I've always said it is really fun being a twin, but I never want to have twins.
So the order goes: Deanna, Mimi, Darla, Gayla, Devan, Tara and Tasha.

Emily said...

The oldest always gets the best birthday.

I never realized you had only one brother. Where have I been?

Tina said...

That is so cool!
Thanks for the fun riddle. I had to come back and check out the answer.