Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life.

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"My Mother: She is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel. I want to grow old and be like her."

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"The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms."

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"You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love in spite of the fact that they're not."

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"You don't love someone because they're perfect. You love them in spite of the fact that they're not."

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"I close my eyes, thinking that there is nothing like an embrace after an absence, nothing like fitting my face into the curve of his shoulder and filling my lungs with the scent of him."

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"Love your family, work super hard, live your passion."

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"Christmas is a time for family, for being together, for creating memories that last a lifetime."

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"At Christmas, all roads lead home."

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"Family is what makes this season so special."

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