When my niece, Nicole, decided it was time to separate Zoe, who was nearing the age of two, from her pacifier, she consulted the lunar calendar.
In other words, like the wisest of Southern women, Nicole wanted to make certain that the signs of the moon were most beneficial for easing such a traumatic event.
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