To my future child

Lessons in compromise

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  • Published 20170502
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  • Extent: 264pp
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TO MY FUTURE child:

Your grandmother’s mother, my wai-po, is a pack rat. I parked in her garage twice a week during the semester I studied at your grandmother’s alma mater, the University of Sydney, and it’s a high-agility parking job, because what should fit two small cars only just barely fits one, and when you drive in, the guiding principle is stop when you hit something.

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