Are anybody's parents typical?
if a book is not good enough for a grownup, it is not good enough for a child.
Like and equal are not the same thing at all. -- Meg Murray
My protagonists, male and female, are me.
With our human limitations we're not always able to understand the explanations.
You mean you're comparing our lives to a sonnet? A strict form, but freedom within it? Yes. Mrs. Whatsit said. You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. What you say is completely up to you.