and it’s something I do not have, and never will: a child.(307)” The “something I do not have, and never will” is put in to bring forth the natural curiosity of the human mind. Why is he never going to have a child? Is it something in his life that he doesn’t want, or is it something his partner doesn’t? Have they tried and failed? He doesn’t say, and you keep reading to see where this child road will take you. Once Stuever paints a picture about how Christmas is “wonderful by the simple fact that it delights children- and therefore delights the children within any
and it’s something I do not have, and never will: a child.(307)” The “something I do not have, and never will” is put in to bring forth the natural curiosity of the human mind. Why is he never going to have a child? Is it something in his life that he doesn’t want, or is it something his partner doesn’t? Have they tried and failed? He doesn’t say, and you keep reading to see where this child road will take you. Once Stuever paints a picture about how Christmas is “wonderful by the simple fact that it delights children- and therefore delights the children within any