I come from a big, loud, rambunctious family of introverts. We are physically big – I’m by far the shortest person in my family at 5’10” – and there are a lot of us – five siblings, eight grandkids, two great-children, and my mom is still alive. And there are dogs.

This does not fit the stereotype of introverted folk. We are not shy (with each other). We talk and interrupt incessantly. The radio or audiobooks are........

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