Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) answers “Her name is Mia? Huh? What?”

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Her name is Mia? Huh? What?

Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) Yeah, I noticed that too. "Mia" is "mine" in Spanish or Italian. Perhaps her parents admired Mia Farrow in the sixties or something; otherwise, it jus…moreYeah, I noticed that too. "Mia" is "mine" in Spanish or Italian. Perhaps her parents admired Mia Farrow in the sixties or something; otherwise, it just goes to show how unhealthy the family relationships are. Her mom should have read Kahlil Gibran: "Your children are not your children. They are the sons and the daughters of life's longing for itself. They come through you, though they are not of you, and though they be with you, they belong not to you. You can give them your love, but not your thoughts; they have their own thoughts. You can house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit--not even in your dreams. You can strive to be like them, but you cannot make them just like you."(less)

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sarah What exactly do you mean?
Nov 03, 2020 03:24PM · flag

Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) I mean, "Mia" was born to her parents but she does not belong to them like an object belongs to them. She is not a thing, she's a person, an individua ...more
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