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“Lee is Papa and Mama’s only child for now, although there once was a sister,” the book began. “Where does Sister live now?”

At one point, Lee explained to his Papa, “Well, she used to live in Mama and doesn’t anymore.” After Papa agreed, Lee reiterated, “She lived before me, but Mama couldn’t keep her. Mama says she is a ghost.”

When Lee’s Papa asked, “[D]oes that make you sad or scared?” Lee changed his tune. “I’m not sad that my sister is a ghost! If you kept my sister, you would be tired, and sad, and mad!” When his father questioned why, Lee continued:

Because we would be wild and loud and sometimes we would fight. Mama might be scared that she could not buy enough food for us. Mama might not have enough time to read to me, to paint with me, to play with me, to talk with me….

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1 posted on 04/01/2015 11:22:28 AM PDT by Baynative

32 posted on 04/01/2015 3:03:09 PM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)

To: Baynative; GeronL; Morganna

April Fool’s joke or Feminazi propaganda for children?

34 posted on 04/01/2015 3:57:45 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)

Next up...my missing sibling, soylent green.

37 posted on 04/01/2015 6:19:02 PM PDT by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (Hope the holland tunnel gets the makeover I suggested.)

39 posted on 04/02/2015 9:14:44 PM PDT by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")

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