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On the Road

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My children and I are on vacation. It’s the vacation I have longed for since last fall — almost a full month away from home, away from our routines, away from my war-torn house and all my obligations. We have almost a whole month to be Away, something we all desperately needed. Of course, vacations…

Eleven

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Eleven years ago today, everything changed. I bit the apple. I saw behind the curtain. After that day, I spoke in terms of Before and After. I became a mother. If five is the apex of the rollercoaster of parenting a child, eleven is when you get on a whole new ride, fear and anticipation…

The Forms

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“We’re just covering our bases,” we said when we decided to make the appointment. “Just a formality, just in case. Probably nothing.” But we knew it wouldn’t be just a formality or just in case. When my second child was about three months shy of 3 years old, I took him to a private speech…

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