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What I Learned

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    Wait, Maybe I Like Being Around People?I thought maintaining distance, socially, was my whole thing.
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    What I Learned About My Parents in QuarantineBiker babe, baseball fan, mimic of machinery noises — they’re so much more than Mom and Dad.
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    Everything I Know for Sure About My Tiny BabyThe minute I think I’ve figured her out, she’s changed again.
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    My Mom Just Blah Blah Blah’s All DayTen children on what their parents do for work.
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    The Sound of My Husband’s Teaching VoiceI overhear his lectures and guidance, his joke-cracking and enthusiasm.
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    Has My Dog Been in Quarantine Her Whole Life?Her canine world is defined by our sofa, our voices, our comings and goings.
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    Actually, You Were Right About the MotorcycleAn incomplete list of things about which I now realize my boyfriend was unimpeachably correct.
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    A Quarantine Diary of My Terrible RoommatesBad boyfriends, jettisoned wine, and passive-aggressive living.
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    Making a New Kind of Space for Each Other“I was born Black. We strive every day to have just a glimmer of hope,” my partner tells me.
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    Has My Daughter Always Loved Solitude This Much?What I learned when my 4-year-old’s robust social life disappeared.
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    ‘We’d Never Been Alone Together in One Place’The Cut spoke to the busy and famous about what they’ve learned about their loved ones in quarantine.
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    My Boyfriend Went All-in to Save a Tiny, Aged FishIn lockdown, Aaron’s thoroughness has focused itself with laser-sharp intensity.
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    I Had No Idea My Wife Was Hiding Her Cooking Talent“In retrospect, I think the clues were there all along.”
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    How Did I Not Know This About You?What we discovered about each other while locked down together.
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    I Learned Why My Dad Never Talked About His PainMy parents didn’t want me to move through my adolescence with anger toward white people.