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You Must Be Forty Eight

I think leopard when I look at my hands. I am spotted now, not freckles, age spots. These are my grandmother’s hands. Not a surprise as I am a grandmother. Yesterday a young boy asked me if I had children. I said yes. He asked how old they are. I said 49, 47 and a half and 42. He said “Wow! You must be 48!” The funniest part to this leopard is….. He had previously told me that math is his best subject.

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Date: 9/16/2021 8:25:00 AM
(chuckling) I think he doesn't know how long it takes to get a baby. A kindergartner, perhaps?
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 9/16/2021 11:48:00 AM
He is in fourth grade sadly.

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