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Recently I read about a mom whose daughter was headed to the United States Air Force Academy. The mom was thrilled but she was having trouble explaining to her neighbors. She kept getting questions like, “But why doesn’t your daughter go to college? She’s really smart!”
That’s a mom who truly needs a story.
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As a first draft, she could say, “Darlene’s always wanted to be a pilot. So she was thrilled when she found out the US has a special 4-year college that’s the best place to go if you want a flying career.
Of course, there’s a catch: they’re even more selective than the Ivy League. So Darlene’s been playing rugby and studying science and doing a million other things. She knows it’ll be hard but …”
Of course, she’d need another story when her neighbor says, “But that’s not very ladylike, is it?”
“They just don’t get it, do they?”
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