"And
now I think it's really time I enlighten you.
When those men want to tell you all the dark secrets, you can just say
you already know all about it, because here they are: Women with put-up hair
aren't so attractive--but you've already seen me that way. As Uncle Bill says, you may get leftovers on
washday--but I'll try not to offend too greatly. I've already explained that I'm not slender
& graceful like the pictures of Petty girls. And you've seen me in my less
sweet moods already. So there's no more
to worry about. As for me, I can hardly
wait. Even reading a philosophy text
reminds me of you! And it was so much more
fun to read it & pick out things to talk to you about."
--Letter
from my mother, Winfield, Kans., to my father, Protection, Kans., Friday, September
19, 1947.
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