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1+ week, 1+ day ago (734+ words) My oldest son was my only child for three years. I think that built a bond that doesn't exist with any of his four siblings who had to share me from day one with an expanding brood of children. I…...
I moved away from my home country 6 years ago. When I returned, I felt like an outsider.
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