Last Policeman Discussion #2

January is rapidly fading.  Here are some things to think about in The Last Policeman.

Many of the people Hank meets and/or interviews tell him how they are handling the news of Maia's coming.  Some go "bucket list", leaving their jobs and going off to do what "they'd always wanted to do".  Others keep on with their work, like Dr. Fenton, the pathologist, who says, "This is what I've always wanted to do." (part one, chapter 5)

Which person are you?  Would you stay with your job, your family, your community?  Or would you go do something you've always wanted to do?

What about the children?  Sophia Littlejohn keeps delivering babies. And there are more babies being born all the time.  And the Concord School District has stayed open. (part one, chapter 4)  If you had a child, what would you do?  Would you be able to control your feelings for the sake of the child?