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Facts of Life
Contributed by Crystal Lessard, Reader's Digest, January, 1996, p. 160.
Facts of Life
Facts of Life
Contributed by Crystal Lessard, Reader's Digest, January, 1996, p. 160.
Facts of Life
It was time to tell my ten-year-old son the facts of life, so I took books out of the library and prepared myself for any questions he might ask. At the end of our lengthy chat, he looked confused. "If you have any questions," I said, "please ask them. There are no silly questions."
"Well, suppose I was married," he said with some embarrassment, "my wife was pregnant and I had to rush her to the hospital. Okay?"
I nodded supportively.
He asked, "Can I go through red lights?"