Now, I know it's easy to look at me and say, "God, there's an old leftie, why doesn't he grow up?"

如今,我知道你轻易就可以看着我感叹,"天啊,这个老左派,他怎么还不成熟起来"

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That's what my wife says sometimes, "why don't you grow up?"

我妻子有时就这么说,"你怎么还不长大"

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Why grow up when adolescence contains so much romance and suspense?

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These moms and others I met maintain their sense of humor in spite of the difficulty of watching kids grow up without their dads, having to explain why birthdays have been missed, why there's a war on.

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