Word: dreaming
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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David and Harriet aspire to a life of "pleasant suburbia." They are not swept up in the social causes of their peers, and their rejection of the sexual freedom offered by late 20th century society is symbolized by their denouncing of the Pill. Instead, they dream of a life of quiet domesticity directed toward making a large, happy family named, appropriately, the Lovatts...
...apparent modesty of their dream is illusory. David and Harriet take on the burden of four children in six years with insufficient means and experience. They survive mainly with money from David's parents and help from Harriet's mother Dorothy. Still, they manage to achieve the largest part of their dream, a huge house that becomes the place for the family to congregate...
Soon, however, David and Harriet are forced to deal with the the realities of the dream. Harriet becomes pregnant again, this time with Ben, a monstrous child who takes over the household and infects the entire family with the stigma of abnormality...
Poof! I woke up. It was just a dream. Relieved, I ran to my desk and pulled out my wallet, checking its contents. Yep. Just enough for a big chicken salad jumbo...
...Harvard women's water polo team had a dream season. It racked up a 16-3 record, one of the best nationally, and came out of the Eastern Tournament in second place. The Crimson defeated some of the finest teams in the East--Bucknell, Queens...