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Men in Tights
I cry easily. I talk about my emotions constantly. I need lots of hugs. I get bored watching sports on TV. I’ll find any excuse to be in the kitchen cooking something. I almost always have my kids...
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At Christmas time Americans sing about roasted chestnuts. Europeans eat them.
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Teo gets his first taste of sugar. Find out if he prefers his birthday cake or a ham sandwich…
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Floor Plan
April sat on the floor stacking blocks with Teo in her lap while I sat hunched over the table with a ruler and a pencil and a piece of paper. I made measurements, drew lines, cut out shapes and...
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Em-Oh-Vee-Eye-En-Gee
The landlord had recently retired. His paper store was for sale, but for the time being he still had his office in the back, so he invited us to come by to sign the contract. While he talked April and...
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“Where are you from?” the kid asked. He had been watching Alleke since she hopped off my lap and announced to everyone in English that she was a flamenco dancer, and then proceeded to prance and twirl...
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I want Mommy
Alleke was sick on the couch. I had been sitting next to her rubbing her face and legs, filling her sippy cup and making her toast with jam while she watched TV. April was out with her parents getting...
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Best Friends Forever
Alleke’s teacher, Elena, and I stood at the classroom door and looked down the hallway. Alleke was sitting on a bench with her arms folded and a big lip, pretending not to notice us. “This is the...
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Kissing Disease
an outtake from our engagement photos, 1999 How romantic is it that just before Valentine’s Day I caught a virus called the kissing disease? Or maybe it’s not romantic at all since April didn’t get it...
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