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Jun 12, 2022Liked by M. M. De Voe

Synchronicity: I just finished LeClaire’s Entering Normal last night. Really enjoyed it and looked forward to reading it every night. Childlessness: Like Laura, I wonder why not having kids is always questioned but having them isn’t. I know, it’s not the norm. But why do we have to explain/defend/discuss it?

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I suppose I’d flip the question around: why do people want to have kids?

Your teacher reminds me greatly of Miss Greenwald, though she taught math. My memory of geometry is hazy, but my recollections of her description of watching a crane operator and wishing she could have that job and of her showing us the construction of a lightbulb case one day will stick with me forever.

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well you HAVE to watch the Salon obviously, sign up!! As for the questions of life: we are all always having to defend our life choices. Why live in the city, why rent, why buy, why get married or not? Everyone wants to know -- perhaps we all secretly believe there is a "right" way to get through life and we are just making certain that we are walking the path we are intended to be on. (but man do I get tired of explaining why I have blue fingernails.

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wonderful to read about your amazing teacher! In my opinion, she did have kids-

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