"Life has meaning and we grown-ups know what it is" is the universal lie that everyone is supposed to believe.

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We saw children, we saw grown-ups.

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After all, we are grown-ups.

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Most of us assume that we are considered capable grown-ups by our colleagues.

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And all of us, all of us grown-ups, we feel the same way about you.

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So, we see a lot of the grown-ups at odds with what is best for kids.

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Indeed, more than ever, we need a gap year for grown-ups some time to rest up, find renewal, and reset priorities.

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Yes, there are always things grown-ups have to do that we don't want to do.

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But grown-ups, a lot of the stuff we do is stuff we don't want to do, you know?

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Grown-ups may deplore that youngsters don't even say hello properly, but we do so among members of our own group.

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