Griffith “Nob” behind my parents’ home

Parents, I’m gifting you these idle threats.

Rose Mary Griffith
Nov 6 · 7 min read

Let me be clear: I am not a parent. By choice. When our younger sister came along, I saw — with the wisdom of an over-thinking ten-year-old — that parenting was hard work. Until her, I thought our parents were having a blast with the three of us — sister twelve and brother eight.

First of all, I learned where babies come from. OUCH. I couldn’t fathom volunteering to go through that. As…

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Rose Mary Griffith

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