You don’t rewrite it, censor it, or edit it, to suit some warped view you have of the past and your own present.
Past, History
I would have married her before I went away to war too, just to make sure that someone else didn’t.
Marriage, War
I couldn’t imagine leaving a child. Not because it was unthinkable, but because I couldn’t imagine having a child to leave.
Children, Leave, Child