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It doesn't seem possible, but it was fifteen years ago when we met. He was so incredibly irritating. I was a seventh grader, he was a sixth grader, which, made me superior in the middle school food chain. He was this nerdy kid who played the clarinet, he wore glasses and his hair was a messy ...
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| Waiting for His Return
I had to grieve all over again when I saw my husband back to war for the second time. This time was different, because he wasn't just my husband anymore. He was now the father of my child that I was going to be raising alone. ;But it was MY job to suck it up and get on with life.And life went ...
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