I had just turned 24 and was the single parent of my sweet five-year-old daughter, who I had when I was 18 wanting someone to love who wouldn't leave me.

我那时候刚到24岁而且是五岁可爱女儿的单身妈妈。我怀上她时只有18岁，盼望着得到一个爱我且不会离去的人。

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You know, I think my youngest daughter was born with honey in her mouth! She can sweet-talk me into doing just about anything she wants me to do.

你可知道，我想我那最小的女儿生来嘴巴就是甜的。她会用甜言蜜语来让我做几乎任何她要我做的事。

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I love having a veggie snack for my daughter. Most things are too sweet, but this is a perfect balance of flavors.

我喜欢将这个素食饼干给我的女儿，市场上的大多数饼干都太甜了，但是这个饼干的口味是完美的。

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And if that kind of pragmatic and tough-minded Machiavellian strategy was what it was going to take to keep my sweet, spirited, stubborn young daughter safe and sound then, in my mind, it was in her best interest.

WSJ: How Machiavelli Saved My Family by Suzanne Evans