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A cartoonist's guide to navigating 'normal'

Cartoonist Liana Finck has spent years learning the "rules" of social interactions. She's not convinced. Her comics poke fun at the contradictions and absurdities of daily life and modern parenting.
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This interview is part of the TED Radio Hour episode So Awkward.

Cartoonist Liana Finck is easily startled.

For instance, someone asking to borrow a pen or asking her to watch their laptop is enough to make her jump out of her skin.

Finck says, "It would startle me to the point where I got a migraine

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