{"id":70038,"date":"2024-03-11T11:45:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T04:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternatech.net\/?p=70038"},"modified":"2024-03-11T14:01:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T07:01:49","slug":"when-youre-a-parent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/when-youre-a-parent\/","title":{"rendered":"When You&rsquo;re a Parent&hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style='\"font-size:'>He&rsquo;s off to work\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Bearing the weight of the bills\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Her indoors\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>With twelve hours to fill\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>And up six times in the night, still\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Each thinking that the other\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Has struck the better deal\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Casting up\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>And putting down\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Petty remarks and resentments abound\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>So 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