question: " By then , however , the " crazy pressure " had taken its toll , and Hope never made the call . I still have a souvenir of my chat with Strauss . It bears the phone number he gave me and my record of his parting words : " I wish you the best . I hope we both make it November 4 , because we need to work together on the problems that remain .
Q: Who never reached out like they were supposed to ?

answer: Hope did n't .

question: Every month I get the Successful Stepfamilies Newsletter via email . This article so touched my heart because it tells the story of a step mother , trying her best and feeling like a failure . I often wonder why God derailed my life to raise a second family and feel the pain and heartache of all that it entails but I remind myself that nothing is a coincidence . God has a reason for everything .
Q: What may be a fact about this person ?

answer: They were a step mother in a new family .

question: I ' ve been back from R * 's wedding in SF almost a week and have n't managed to make a post , so here 's a quick one about the trip . We had to get up early on Saturday for the flight and were delayed in Minneapolis where we had a connection . Airport CNN made us both gag , being non - stop coverage of McCain 's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate . Which btw I consider a very scary choice .
Q: What is the political bent of the narrator ?

answer:
They are progressive .