I take her hands in mine as tears slide down our cheeks in time. “I’m gonna hold your hand while I say this, and I mean absolutely no disrespect, the people who brought you into this world are total pieces of donkey shit.” She barks out a laugh, half sob. “Liar. I heard the disrespect.” “Sorry, I’m a horrible liar. Disrespect, so much of it. All the disrespect in the world.” I wrap my arms around her, this woman who’s brought this most beautiful gift into this world of ours. “I hope you can look back on these years and know with certainty that you always did your best. The times when we’re
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