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		<title>Lockdown Cartoon #36: Taller</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2021 23:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The other day I noticed Naomi was able to turn the light switch on by herself. But until recently, she couldn&#8217;t reach the switch and always asked me to turn it on for her. In all this time in lockdown, I&#8217;ve been home with my children. But I was too busy to notice that Naomi had [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://norikoart.com/lockdown-cartoon-36-taller/">Lockdown Cartoon #36: Taller</a> appeared first on <a href="https://norikoart.com">NorikoArt</a>.</p>
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									<div><div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true"><div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;">The other day I noticed Naomi was able to turn the light switch on by herself. But until recently, she couldn&#8217;t reach the switch and always asked me to turn it on for her.</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;">In all this time in lockdown, I&#8217;ve been home with my children. But I was too busy to notice that Naomi had got taller!</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Children grow up so fast. Before I knew it, they become capable to do various things.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Life is hectic. But I&#8217;d like to be more present so I won&#8217;t miss the process of my children growing up.</span></div></div></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Here is this week’s cartoon.</span></div>								</div>
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