who sets the standard for normal<\/p>\n
as a child your parents<\/p>\n
it is not normal:<\/p>\n
to hate peas<\/p>\n
to wear your hair like that<\/p>\n
to\u00a0 like be alone<\/p>\n
to like girls instead of boys<\/p>\n
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in college your peers determine<\/p>\n
it is normal to<\/p>\n
be not normal<\/p>\n
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In marriage your spouse determines<\/p>\n
its\u00a0 normal to be<\/p>\n
my idea of a wife<\/p>\n
And on and on<\/p>\n
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I am still working on defining my normal\u00a0 but<\/p>\n
I hope my daughters have decided<\/p>\n
for themselves what is theirs\u00a0 perhaps<\/p>\n
to live to please yourself first and then others<\/p>\n
to be true to yourself<\/p>\n
to be confident<\/p>\n
to go to the beat of your own drummer<\/p>\n
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Or is that my normal?<\/p>\n
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