The Family We Carry

Dear Sugars

WBUR

Wbur, Advice, Steve Almond, Society & Culture, Cheryl Strayed, Sugar, Dear, Boston

4.5 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2015

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The Sugars field questions from a new mother who walked in on her alcoholic father relapsing in her home, and from a woman grappling with how to be childless in a society in which parenthood is so revered. They're joined by the writer Elizabeth Gilbert, who made the decision not to have children.

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0:00.0	Must remember do not forget
0:06.0	forget.
0:07.0	Remind me to bring photo ID.
0:11.0	Reminder, set.
0:13.0	Babe, can you make sure I don't forget my photo ID when I vote?
0:17.0	All right, love.
0:20.0	However you remember, you'll need photo ID to vote on the 2nd of May.
0:24.7	Find out more at Electoralcommission.org. UK slash voter ID.
0:30.4	Dear Sugar is supported by. The universe has good news for the lost, lonely and heart sick.
0:41.0	Sugar is here, the both of us, speaking straight into your
0:46.2	ears. I'm Cheryl Strade. I'm Steve Almond. This is Dear Sugar Radio.
0:51.6	Oh dear song, won't you please?
0:59.0	Share some little sweet days with me.
1:07.2	I check my bell eyes every day. Oh, in the sugar, you see in my way. Welcome back to another episode of
1:17.4	you seeing my way. Welcome back to another episode of Dear Sugar Radio.
1:25.0	Hi Steve, how you doing?
1:26.5	Cheryl, it is so good to be back in the same airspace with you.
1:31.2	I've been thinking about this strange episode as I was reading over
1:34.3	the letters for this week I've been thinking about this strange episode in my
1:37.7	life where I went to see Kurt Vonnegut my literary hero and he was very frail and
1:42.3	old and it was a very moving
1:43.6	experience for me because I'd worshipped him all my life and it was very clear that he
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