Thing One is, at 8, the eldest child. She is articulate beyond her years, funny and worldly-wise, and clumsy as hell. She puts approximately 20% of what she says into air-quotes, likes soccer, sushi and politics, and can barely tolerate her two younger siblings.
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August 01, 2005
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