The Problem with Pulling Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps

Not everyone has boots.

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My husband comes from a family of teachers. His mom teaches. So does his aunt. So did their mom, and so on. I guess that explains part of the reason we got married so soon. In a way, he already knew me by job title. Of course, that doesn’t mean I have a lot in common with his family. (You’d think so.) His grandma got her first job…