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Mom Runs Cousin Sleepover Hotel During Epidemic Of Toddler Stomach Bugs

Mom Runs Cousin Sleepover Hotel During Epidemic Of Toddler Stomach Bugs
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  • •Chaunie Brusie has five children and her sister-in-law has seven, creating a giant cousin clan nearby.
  • •They host frequent sleepovers and birthdays that bring lots of fun but also stomach bugs passing among kids.
  • •Brusie values close family time and hopes the bonds formed will provide lifelong feelings of belonging.

Chaunie Brusie bravely houses five children across a 0-to-17 age span in a cozy cousin kingdom of 15+, with sister-in-law's brood adding seven more. What starts as sibling bonding morphs into endless antibody sharing at wildly fun sleepovers. Birthdays and holidays become cash black holes feeding 12 kids’ appetites for cake and presents, yet nothing compares to the priceless joy of 30 minutes-to-sibling hang-time. Even with the stomach virus ‘souvenir’ on rotation, Brusie champions cousin camaraderie as a priceless heirloom everyone may regret after cleanup duty, reminding us that family closeness means bugs, chaos, and unintended spa treatments.

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Source: Businessinsider | Published: 2/8/2026 | Author: Chaunie Brusie