
Austenistan
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The Body Blows Feel Unbearable
My parents are very religious and they're pretty certain that it's against the religion for a Muslim woman to marry an on Muslim man. Ma'am actually did offer to convert, but his conversion was rejected. He was very clear with my family that he was an atheist and that he was ceremonially converting to become a part of the family. They said it wasn't sincere. It wasn't genuine. You know, just as my Wi-Fi was coming in and out today, I got an email from a member of my family that tried to sound kind. In Austen's telling, it's those public failures that help them discover who they are and what they most care about. Those
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