They entered the music place together and both Solly and Jack rushed toward them. Equally. Equally, as if their mothers were both invested exactly the same amount in motherhood. Equally, as if the depth of devotion Miriam displayed were even a reasonable percentage of what Rachel displayed. As if Rachel hadn’t been up all night researching after-school programs and as if she didn’t check Mona’s receipts for what she was feeding the kids and what neighborhoods she was taking them to. As if Rachel didn’t have to make choices, like only exercising when it forwarded her children’s social agenda
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