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Jane Chapman's avatar

A powerful memory that left me wanting to comment but short on words of what to say.

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Deborah Sweeney's avatar

Thank you! Those events happened fifty years ago (goodness I feel old saying that!) It’s water under the bridge at this point. I mostly want to write my memories down for my kids so they know what my childhood was like. ❤️

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Jane Chapman's avatar

Yes, a good thing to do.

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Gerry McCarroll's avatar

I'm so sorry that you had to go through that. Brought a tear to my eye since I was about the same age when my family fell apart. Children bear the brunt of it. By the way, I wore bifocals when I was in the third grade!

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Deborah Sweeney's avatar

Oh my goodness! I refuse to get biofocals so I have two different pairs of glasses.

I hadn't really thought about the fact that we share that similiar trait from our childhoods.

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Gerry McCarroll's avatar

I only wore the bifocals for a couple of years. I think I still have those glasses. Eventually, my vision went from being nearsighted to being farsighted.

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Helene | Letters from LaBelle's avatar

This made me feel like I was back in first grade too! Well done.

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