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My name is Annette van de Kamp, I was born and raised in the Netherlands, and fell in love with an American. Now it is twelve years and two children later, and I continue to find myself in Omaha, Nebraska. I am a free lance writer for the Jewish Press, where I write odds and ends, and have my own column titled "Time Out" .

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Funny children quotes

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I am at the store with my daughter, and after we pass through the clothing section, we walk past the underwear. "Mom", she asks, "what's a bra for?" Oh boy. I consider brushing her off, but there will be other questions later in life that I might want to lie about, and I need to build up some credit. When I answer very truthfully, a man I don't know throws me a dirty look. He is standing by the dressing rooms, probably waiting for his wife and thus already cranky, so I ignore him. It's none of his business anyway. Besides, he must not have any kids, or he would know that asking awkward que...

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