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grandparents would probably have been nearby, ready to offer a weekly night
out.
But that’s increasingly rare today. Of the 16 adults in our group only two
grew up in Baltimore and still have family there. So the list, always tacked on
the fridge, has taken on that role. It means I’m home.
Questions:
1. What features of the American culture are presented in the item?
2. Can’t the woman in the item memorize the phone numbers instead of keeping
them stuck to the fridge?
3. What is her notion of a home?
4. Would you easily leave your baby at someone who isn’t your kinsman?
5. Is putting together a baby-sitting co-op a good way to make friends?
Read one more piece of information about kids and entertain yourself.
As a real-estate agent I was showing several homes to a young couple with a
toddler. We went over the houses thoroughly, examining each room and opening
every closet and cabinet.
The toddler followed her parents quietly until we arrived at the final home of
the day. Pulling a pacifier from her mouth the child asked in exasperation,
“What are we looking for?”
Both items above deal with kids and they consequently contain specific words
like: teething, diaper, diaper service, pacifier, baby-sitting co-op, toddler,
maternity leave.
Try to make up sentences or rather a situation with them. In this way you’ll
remember them easily.
Read two more points to ponder over the human relationships. They are good to
make use of.
1. No birth certificate is issued when a friendship is born. There is
nothing tangible. There is just a feeling that your life is different
and that your capacity to love and care has miraculously been
enlarged without any effort on your part. It’s like having a tiny
apartment and somebody moves in with you, but instead of
becoming cramped and crowded, the space expands, and you
discover rooms you never knew you had until your friend moved in
with you.
2. An old man sat outside the walls of a great city. When travelers
approached they
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