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Finding Grace in Parental Failures

Some time ago, I ran into an old friend, and as we were catching up with each other's lives, she said to me, "You've always been such a patient mom." I had no idea what compelled her to make this claim, given that I had not seen her in years.

Finding Grace in Parental Failures

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Some time ago, I ran into an old friend, and as we were catching up with each other's lives, she said to me, "You've always been such a patient mom." I had no idea what compelled her to make this claim,...

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Some time ago, I ran into an old friend, and as we were catching up with each other's lives, she said to me, "You've always been such a patient mom." I had no idea what compelled her to make this claim, given that I had not seen her in years.

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Some time ago, I ran into an old friend, and as we were catching up with each other's lives, she said to me, "You've always been such a patient mom." I had no idea what compelled her to make this claim, given that I had not seen her in years.

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