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Aleck Cobbs

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Aug 5, 2024, 4:38:38 AM8/5/24

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Iconfess, I did not have a nanny growing up. I was, however, from the age of 7 on, a latch-key kid (though I did not wear said key on a latch around my neck. It was hidden under a flower pot. Deviously clever, no?).

Also, at some point on the 3:30 Movie (see, I did vary my selections once in a while, especially if Planet of the Apes was involved), I saw a plane crash into a private house and cause it to burst into flames.

Did I ever get lonely? Bored? I must have. How else to explain the time I jumped off the second floor balcony, just to see what would happen. (For those playing along at home, what happened was: I hurt my ankle.)

Or the time I climbed onto our third story roof, walked to the very edge and looked down. What happened then was that I never did it again. (I still get a little sick to my stomach even thinking about it now. Three stories up is high.)

Alina Adams is a mother of three, and the NYT best-selling author of soap-opera tie-ins, romance novels, and figure-skating mysteries. Her latest is "Getting Into NYC Kindergarten," the book of tips and inside secrets for those who can't afford a private consultant to guide them through the Draconian processes of finding an acceptable school, but still care deeply about their children's education. She has a Master's degree in Media Analysis and can tell you the subtext and/or ruin your enjoyment of most movies, plays and TV shows. Learn more at: www.AlinaAdams.com.