People don't get to choose their family, but if you have the family you would choose - that's happiness.
I used to wonder about the fake pictures that came in frames you buy at the store__adies with smooth brown hair and show-me smiles, grapefruit-headed babies on their sibling's knees__eople who in real life probably were strangers brought together by a talent scout to be a phony family.Maybe it's not so different from real photos, after all.
My Sister's Keeper
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I used to wonder about the fake pictures that came in frames you buy at the store__adies with smooth brown hair and show-me smiles, grapefruit-headed babies on their sibling's knees__eople who in real life probably were strangers brought together by a talent scout to be a phony family.Maybe it's not so different from real photos, after all.
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