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Looking Back [in history]: "To grow up in such a changing world was often confusing but it was always exciting."

"If you care enough to give up your finest treasure"

"Grandmary wasn't used to making mistakes, and she was feeling embarrassed."

Teaching even adults overlook things and make mistakes.

"[Samantha] was sitting in her chair, working on her sampler, because even that was better than talking to grownups. Samantha was feeling very angry with grownups. Grownups took her friends away and never told her why. So she sat and stabbed the needle at her stampler, and everyone wondered why Samantha was such in a bad mood."

"Samantha wanted more than anything to punch Eddie in the nose. But she knew she couldn't. She knew that even if she were a boy, she couldn't punch Eddie in the nose. Certainly a grown-up person would not punch Eddie in the nose. A grown-up person probably would not have reached out and shoved Eddie's chewing gum into his hair either. But Samantha did. After all, she was only nine, and that is only half grown-up."

"Now, come see my treasure."

A BABY!

Teaching that work brings rewards. (You simply can not just have things"

Page 14: "If you are going to grow up to be a responsible young lady, you must understand the value of a dollar."

"[Samantha] was good at imagining castles and jungles and sailing ships, but she had never imagined hunger and cold."

Teaching compassion and open-mindedness.

(Eddie is a little bitch though)

Teaching CrossStitch and that 'Actions Speak Louder Than Words' - a beautiful lesson for a child.

Samantha collects postcards too 💕

"To my parents, who made childhood beautiful"