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“So this was how it was. People entered your life. Some would stay. Some would not. Some would drift but would return to you” (339).

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Meribeth Klein has spent the last few years taking care of her two crazy kids and her seemingly incompetent husband. The stress of her hectic life eventually gives her a heart attack and she doesn't even realize it. After no one seems to care about her condition, Maribeth makes the decision to run away from home and move to Pittsburg where she tried to find her mother and meet people who give her a new perspective on life.

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Meribeth is tired of having everyone depend on her so when she runs away to Pittsburg, she works on changing her habits and finding out what makes her happier.

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Todd and Sunny are Meribeths upstairs neighbors in her Pittsburg apartment. They help Meribeth out in any way they can to just make her life easier.

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Janice runs an organization that helps Meribeth find her mother, and in the process helps her realize how important her kids are to her, and how she can be better for them.

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Stephen is Meribeth's doctor who not only looks after her in a medical way but in a personal way as well by helping her rethink her relationship with her husband.

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Jason is Meribeth's husband who often depends on Meribeth and puts a good deal of stress on her. This makes her rethink a lot of her life choices and what she wants.

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Meribeth faces many conflicts in this novel such as deciding on whether or not she should leave her family and take some time for herself or stay. She also has to face her fears by finding her mother and possibly reaching out to her.

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The theme of "Leave Me" is to face your fears. The main character Meribeth Klein has to step outside of her comfort zone and face many fears that she would never have faced if not for her heart attack.

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This book is 4 out of 5 stars. It perfectly illustrates the stress and emotional toll of having a family while also relaying the theme of having to face your fears.

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Can everyone just leave me alone?!?!?!?!

#kids #family #goaway

-MeriKlein29

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This song perfectly depicts how easy life was when you were younger and how exhausting it is when you're older and people depend on you.

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Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out (Lyrics)

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In the novel Maribeth is almost always stressed so this is music to relax.

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12 Hours of Relaxing Sleep Music for Stress Relief, Sleeping & Meditation (Flying)