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Minivan crisis: what's a mother to do when her soul shouts 'sports car' but her life murmurs 'utility vehicle?

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A women relates how all through her life she has bought cars that others wanted, not the kind of cars that were dear to her heart. Now her husband is pushing for her to buy a minivan because of the family. She will probably end of with such a car, but her heart remains with a red BMW sports car.

Author: Hood, Ann
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1996
Humor and anecdotes, Automobile ownership, Car ownership

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A rock in the dark

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A woman describes how she was woken up one night to the sound of crashing glass. Someone had thrown a rock through her living-room window. This small incident caused her to reflect on the relative peacefulness of her life, and how people expect random violence, even though it is quite rare.

Author: Tisdale, Sallie
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1996
Personal narratives, Victims of crimes, Crime victims, Violence, Vandalism

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Once there were two

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A group called the Lone Twin Network in London, England, allows twins whose twin siblings have died to mourn their profound loss. Research has shown that twins, especially identical twins, feel prolonged grief after their twin dies, and that while alive twins operate as a couple unit.

Author: Barron, D.S.
Publisher: Time Inc., Health
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 1996
Research, Grief, Twins

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