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" When my mother in Florida mentions that she's off to play golf, I think: Golf? In the age of Trump? "

Pamela Druckerman

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" I think kids in France, and certainly in my household, don't necessarily stop interrupting when you tell them, but they gradually become more aware of other people, and that means that you can have the expectation of finishing a conversation. "

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