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Snapshot of Grief

When your child is sick, nothing else matters. Literally, it’s as though the world stops. I don’t mean sick with a cold, though that presents its own challenges. I mean sick and you don’t know what’s wrong. Sick and you think you’ve cured the problem, but then you haven’t. Sick
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two kids wrapped in blue towels wearing sunglasses sitting in lounger chairs

What Did She Say?

WHAT did she say? I will preface these stories only by saying that Penelope is a six-year-old with doe eyes and a mop of curls. The other day, I notice Penelope’s on her way to the basement. “What are you doing?” I ask her, friendly-like. “You don’t need to know
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On Carrying Grief

Let me tell you a story. Once, there was a writer who gave birth to a daughter with Down syndrome. Wait. That’s not how the story goes. Let’s begin again. Once, there was a woman who wanted to write a book. She gave birth to a daughter with Down syndrome
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On Being A Happy Person

I think of myself as being a happy person. I hope people who know me would describe me that way. What does it mean to be a happy person? Can someone become a happy person? Nature or nurture or both? For me, being a happy person comes from a happy
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