Tag: Parenting
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What I Learned From A Lifetime of Goodbyes (And Why It Matters)
Childhood Goodbyes All my biggest hurts have come from goodbyes. They started in childhood. When I was three years old, my two sisters and I went to live with our paternal grandparents. Our mom was unable to care for us, and our dad was active military. We lived with them for three and a half…
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FOMO, FONE, And Things That Never Change
“Hey Mom! What are you chewing?!” My 10-year-old grandson shouted the length of the resort pool to my daughter-in-law who sat in the shade of an umbrella next to me. “Gum.” She replied. I laughed. We had crashed their beach vacation and were watching the kids play in the pool while we rested from the heat.…