When I was ten, my family moved to Downer's Grove, Illinois. When I was twelve, I found them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker jokes that moving to a new town made it hard to find his own family.
- In plain terms
- Moving house was so disruptive I lost track of my family.
- What can you take from it?
- Change can disorient even close bonds.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is home?
- Who stays close?
Another view
It trivializes the stress of moving.
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