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I bought my firstborn into this world on June 17, 2020, in a labor and delivery ward with closed waiting rooms and no visiting hours. My husband and…
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Grandpas are like Google. They have all the answers. Or at least, they think they do. And if they don’t have the answers, they just turn off…
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My father-in-law jokes that his name is “Where’s Grandma?” When my kids hear the familiar shutting of the car door in the driveway, it…
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When our newest grandsons, twins Ellis and Brady, were born last October, we spent a lot of time together. Sleep schedules were nonexistent and…
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“Ga-bop-pa!” That’s what my 1-year-old repeated until I acknowledged what he was trying to say. I had no idea what he was talking about until I…
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The last time I wrote about my grandmother was almost five years ago. It was the eulogy to be delivered at her memorial service. I printed it and…
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There she sat in the back seat, sobbing. I could tell the kind of tears that flowed down her cheek. It was grief. She missed her. My mother. Her…
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You can be choosey with a spouse and select whomever you want to share your life with; you cannot, however, pick the in-laws you will inherit.…
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It was no ordinary Monday, not for our family, and most certainly not for our 4-year-old daughter. In fact, ordinary had been nowhere to be found for…
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In a single day recently, I found out my dad had been admitted to the hospital and my mom had received a serious diagnosis. Friends, I am pleading…
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