I remember waiting in that kitchen for my grandparents to arrive to take my brother and me snowmobiling to the nearest Pizza Hut.

我记得有一次我和弟弟待在厨房里等我的祖父母，等他们带着我和弟弟坐机动雪橇去附近的必胜客。

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My Grandparents taught me that living a simple life isn't about self-deprivation. Instead, it's about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to pursue your dreams.

我祖父母教育我说，过简单的生活并不是自己亏待自己，而是给自己时间、自由、金钱去追求自己的梦想。

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My mother and grandparents bought me books and, with mum's help, I could read by the time I was about nine.

我的母亲和祖父母给我买了书，正是在母亲的帮助下，我在大概9岁时就可以阅读了。

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My father left when I was two years old, leaving her -- my mother and my grandparents to raise me.

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Or the fact that I was fortunate enough to grow up in a tiny community in Western Maine where the only media I consumed was The Muppet Show on PBS and a backyard that was filled with gnome gardens and mysterious bogs where my grandparents encouraged me to explore and play.

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My mother and the grandparents who raised me instilled the values of self-reliance and personal responsibility that remain the cornerstone of the American idea.

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