i'll make this awkward.

i'll make this awkward.

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Just The One?

Just The One?

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liz carey
Jul 06, 2023
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“So just the one?”

I watch my kiddo give me his little wave once safely inside the door of second grade.  I turn around and look to see who is asking. It’s a mom I don’t know at my kids school, to be fair I didn’t know a ton of moms back then, save for a  knowing nod exchanged here and there, but this was not that. She is holding a clipboard, I will not…

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