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I felt this deeply: I don’t know. Is she who she is because of me, or in spite of me?

With two adult boys, the feeling is the same.

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It’s been a few years but it all came rushing back. Such depth and vulnerability in your details. Only the dog sees my face this morning and she is my confidant.

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Thank you so much 🙏

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Your words beautifully shape the journey we go on alongside (behind? In front of?) our child. As parents of only children, we get one chance, and I felt identical emotions upon reflection. Ahhh the way you captured that fear married to protective mother. “Not. On. My. Watch.” I love the way you balanced it all, and done so with your poetic voice. ❤️

Keep posting. I want more.

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This gets better every time I read it. I could quote you in a dozen places. Even as I type this (sitting in my boys’ bedroom, waiting for them to fall asleep) I have regrets. I want do-overs. But tomorrow I’ll have the same needs and wants that will conflict with theirs, and it’ll be another day that I’ll wish could be a little different but was glorious in its own way. I guess what I’m saying is--I’m sure you did the very best job a daughter could ask for.

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Thank you--for getting me here and reading this piece. I’m so grateful!

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