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The thing about parenthood is that you don’t get anonymus sex breaks twice a day.
— Melanie · Queer as Folk
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An editorial interpretation.
Melanie describes parenthood's demands through an outrageously specific lost privilege. Treating anonymous sex twice a day as though it were a normal scheduled break gives the complaint its comic force. Raising children is contrasted with an exaggerated picture of unrestricted personal freedom.
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