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When I first became a grandmother, I excitedly joined class reunions and compared notes about grandchildren with my high school classmates who also became lolas.

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"My son is staying with my parents until I've adjusted to work," I answered. It was the truth.

"That's wonderful!" she chortled. She looked genuinely pleased. The two males in the panel nodded with approval. I was offered the job.

If my interviewer had asked that question in the United States, she could have been sued.
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When I first became a grandmother, I excitedly joined class reunions and compared notes about grandchildren with my high school classmates who also became lolas.

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"My son is staying with my parents until I've adjusted to work," I answered. It was the truth.

"That's wonderful!" she chortled. She looked genuinely pleased. The two males in the panel nodded with approval. I was offered the job.

If my interviewer had asked that question in the United States, she could have been sued.
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