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You are so brave to sit down and face this! When you share something like this I hold onto it and try to remember, so that I know I am a good teacher, even on the days my face shows I've been crying.
ReplyDeleteThank you for writing this, Clara! I have found that while those periods are tumultuous, isn't is beautiful the person you got to grow into after it all. <3
ReplyDeleteClara, thank you for sharing this piece! You are brave to write about it. ❤️
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