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Education is one of the Grand Christianson Obsessions. They’ve been whole years my mother’s kept us home for intensive private study. As a result of that, Paul will perform the first brain transplant, James will someday build a bridge across the Atlantic Ocean, Charlie — who is an actual musical genius — will probably end up writing the Great American Symphony, and I — I know a little bit about a lot of t .Kristen D. Randle
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The thing about me is — essentially, I’m a coward. I am. I can’t stand weird stuff, anything that’s not normal. […]I’m a coward, and I’ve faced it, and I’ve learn to accept it. And I’m okay with that, as long as nothing happens so I have to start feeling ashamed about it, or guilty. I don’t think my parents know this about me. […]But the other thing is, I just hate it when people are disappointed in me. .Kristen D. Randle