My looks are other peoples' problem because I don't have to look at myself.

Gerry Burnie

Mots clés 1960s-nostalgia gay-historical-ficion m-f-m-romantic-fiction

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...TV was entertainment of the last resort. There was nothing on during the day in the summer other than game shows and soap operas. Besides, a TV-watching child was considered available for chores: take out the trash, clean your room, pick up that mess, fold those towels, mow the lawn... the list was endless. We all became adept at chore-avoidance. Staying out of sight was a reliable strategy. Drawing or painting was another: to my mother, making art trumped making beds. A third choir-avoidance technique was to read. A kid with his or her nose in a book is a kid who is not fighting, yelling, throwing, breaking things, bleeding, whining, or otherwise creating a Mom-size headache. Reading a book was almost like being invisible - a good thing for all concerned.

Pete Hautman

Mots clés growing-up nostalgia 1960s chores summer 1960s-nostalgia

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