My only quibble is that it sounds like she was raising her girls to help her but the boys were…

I saw the oldest daughter step in without being asked to help with her younger siblings. When I complimented her, she shrugged and said she liked to help. The pre-teen boys spent their time in the teen department, looking for books independently. They were respectful and didn’t bother anyone. I later discovered that one of the boys was a nephew …
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Michelle Teheux
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Jan 28, 2025
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My only quibble is that it sounds like she was raising her girls to help her but the boys were allowed to follow their own interests. Of course, the other mother’s cluelessness is of much more concern.
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Written by Michelle Teheux
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Lover of literature. Former newspaper editor. Fascinated by everything. Contact: michelleteheux@gmail.com. To buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/michelleteheux
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