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The Family

Todd used to think his friend Jeremy had a big family when he learned that
Jeremy's family consisted of 1 grandfather, 1 grandmother, 2 fathers,
2 mothers, 4 childern, 3 grandchildern, 1 brother, 2 sisters, 2 sons,
2 daughters, 1 father-in-law, 1 mother-in-law, and 1 daughter-in-law.
Todd thought there were 23 people in Jeremy's family.
Todd became jealous because all he had was a girlfriend to be with.
What is the smallest number of people that can be in Jeremy's family?

There may only be 7 people in Jeremy's family.
The party consisted of 2 little girls and a boy,
their father and mother, and their father's father and mother.