On the fence?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="share">share</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="forum">forum</span>?</p><p><span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="undecided">undecided</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> “<span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span>”, <span word="straddling">straddling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> – <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="children">children</span>”; <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span>: “<span word="No">No</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>”.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="courtyard">courtyard</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fence">fence</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="trunks">trunks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="branches">branches</span>. <span word="Suppose">Suppose</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>, <span word="Farmer">Farmer</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Farmer">Farmer</span> <span word="Doe">Doe</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>.</p><p><span word="Sooner">Sooner</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="quarrelling">quarrelling</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="onlookers">onlookers</span> <span word="straddling">straddling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apology">apology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p>
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