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Eddie, Me, and the One Time I Never Spoke Up
I was seven when my parents transferred me to a private, mixed age level school. Before that, I went to a neighborhood school. The first time I remember actually feeling empathy mixed with fear was in kindergarten, when our fat, … Continue reading
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Tagged adrian peterson, child abuse, childhood, life, mom blog, motherhood, teaching, trauma
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Fourteen Years and I Love You
Aw, Lizzie Girl. Happy Birthday, my blue eyed girl. It is one in the morning and the house is just settling down. I wonder how you will remember your early teenage years and the energy of this house. I … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, bed rest, birthday, birthday letter, childhood, daughter, day to day, family life, fourteen, Happy Birthday, mother daughter, motherhood, nostalgia, open letter, parenthood, preemie, Slayer
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Thirteen, Hello Lady Friend
Dearest Elizabeth, It is the eve of your thirteenth birthday and it is nearly midnight. I meant to write to you much earlier tonight but have been swamped with your brothers . . . both needing desperate help with their … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, birth, birth order, birth story, birthday, childhood, Dorothy, friendship, girls, grand canyon, junior high, letter, love, love letter, middle child, middle school, mom blog, momastery, mother daughter, motherhood, Parent, parenthood, The Wiz, thirteen, writer
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