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When my family first moved to North Carolina, we lived ∈a rented house three blocks from the school where I would begin the third grade. My mother made friends with one of the neighbors, but one seemed enough for her. Within a year we would move again and, as she explained, there wasn't much point ∈ getting too close to people we would have to say good-bye to. Our next house was less than a mile away, and the short journey would hardly merit tears or even good- byes, for that matter. It was more of a 'see you later” situation, but still I adopted my mother's attitude, as it allowed me to pretend that not making friends was a conscious choice. I could if I wanted to. It just wasn't the \right time.
Back ∈New York State, we had lived ∈ the country, with no sidewalks or streetlights; you could leave the house and still be alone. But here, when you looked out the window, you saw other houses, and people inside those houses. I hoped that ∈ walking around after dark I might witness a murder, but for the most part our neighbors just sat ∈ their living rooms, watching TV. The only place that seemed truly different was owned by a man named Mr. Tomkey, who did not believe ∈ television [...].
To say that you did not believe ∈ television was different from saying that you did not care for it. Belief implied that television had a master plan and that you were against it. It also suggested that you thought too much. When my mother reported that Mr. Tornkey did not believe ∈ television, my father said, *Well, good for him. I don't know that I believe ∈ it, either”. “That's exactly how I feel” my mother said, and then my parents watched the news, and
whatever came on after the news.
SEDARIS, David. Dress Your Family ∈Corduroy and Denim. Recurso eletrônico. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2004, p. 5.
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