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 | | Before Children (BC), holding hands was one of those simple pleasures, communicating affection between my husband and me. We had subtle variations on the theme, indicating all sorts of things, like: "My love for you has untold depths", or "Lets get a pizza." |
 | | Child-free folks look upon the hand holding mother-child pair with warmth, even (recalling long ago memories) with a touch of envy. |
 | | This leaves mothers' hands FREE to purchase more boxes of sugared cereal and "fruit snacks" - which contain exactly 3 molecules of fruit, each - so that our beloved children can walk on the ceiling at home, thus saving wear-and-tear on the carpet. |
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