Tag: kids
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The Last First Day
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Be still my heart. This is the Last First Day. My oldest is a senior in high school. Lord, hold me. How did we get from this: To this: It seems impossible yet it’s happening all around me. Kids are growing up. Last night I went up to Natalie’s room…
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Nothing is Wasted
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Nothing is wasted, she said. I just looked at her like she was crazy since it seemed so disjointed, this life of mine. Classes and books and studying…for what? I think sometimes. The yoga and the workshops and the working out. The running and the striving and the working to…
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It’s Okay
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My mom told me a story once. It was about me in grade school. My teacher, Mr. G, told my mom what happened. He said he was helping me zip up my coat and the zipper broke. He said, “Oh, Susan, I’m so sorry” and he said he felt really…