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Red Shoe Rosie
A Little Girl’s Musings on Marriage
Rosemary thinks this marriage stuff is for the birds
It’s silly, she thinks; she will NEVER get hitched
Not ever
When she is older, she will change her name to Rosie
She will eat overpriced cereal for dinner, and wear clothing that is far from age-appropriate
She will have many lovers, then cast them aside without a moment’s hesitation when she gets bored
There will be no spotless-split level for Rosie
No casserole cookbooks or Subaru station wagons
No strained tea dates with a difficult mother-in-law on Sunday afternoons
Nope
Not Rosie
Instead, Rosie will live above a funky store in the character-rich district of a large and vibrant city.
She will lob rotten fruit at unsuspecting children on the sidewalk when they pass by under her window.
She will have a pet rat, and a dachshund named Heinz
And she will most definitely wear expensive red shoes purchased from a tiny boutique with a French name
She will not celebrate Christmas…
