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When My Child Mentioned “Aunt Phoebe,” Everything Fell Apart

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gets wrapped in guilt and tradition and ‘think about the children’ until you can’t breathe.”

That night, while Noah slept in Lena’s guest room under a blanket covered in cartoon sharks, Lena handed me a glass of water and sat beside me on the couch.

“You’re in shock,” she said.

“I’m fine,” I lied.

Lena snorted. “You’re a mom. Your definition of fine is continue reading …

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