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What would you do if your tap water turned brown? If it gave your children a rash every time they took a bath? Or worse, what if it made them sick? Read, watch, and listen to the stories below to uncover the wild story about how the water in Flint became Not Safe To Drink. And you can find ALL of our coverage of the Flint Water Crisis here.

VIDEO: One family's take on life in Flint with bad tap water

Brushing teeth with tap water was one thing the family realized they were taking for granted. Broghan, one of the youngest, wrote a note to on the water bottle in the bathroom reminding everyone no to drink the tap water.
Credit MacIntyre Family
Using tap water to brush your teeth was one thing the MacIntyres realized they were taking for granted.

As Flint's water crisis unfolded, there was a lot of news about decisions made by top level officials.

The decision to switch the city's drinking water source to the Flint River; decisions about corrosion control; and, eventually, the decision to switch back to Detroit water.

But what did these decisions mean for people living in Flint? 

We gave one Flint family, the MacIntyres, a disposable camera and asked them to take photos of the way the Flint water crisis effected their day to day life.

It's a lot of seemingly little things, like brushing your teeth with bottled water, or dealing with giant bags of recycling.

They don't seem too bad on their own, but they build on each other to form a disrupted life. 

water bottles
Credit The MacIntyre family
The MacIntyres use about ten cases of bottled water a week between cooking and drinking.

Sean MacIntyre, who's usually the one cooking, says he's not using as much fresh food because he doesn't feel comfortable using tap water to wash fruits and vegetables. Instead, the family is eating a lot of grilled cheese sandwiches and macaroni and cheese from the box.

There's also feelings of guilt, Laura MacIntyre says.

The MacIntyres moved to Flint just before her two youngest kids were born, so she feels responsible for bringing her children to a place that now doesn't have clean drinking water.

Eibhen MacIntyre, the oldest, doesn't shy away from saying she wants to get out of the city.

You can hear from the family themselves in the video above.

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