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Adsent On the Day Of

you made a contribution to her insides nine months later there was i you were absent the day of... my first steps my first words my first tooth when i turned five i just knew you would arrive but you were absent on the day of... my first day of school my first recital my first graduation turning sixteen is when girl is almost a lady i hope this time just maybe but you were absent on the day of... my first dance my first date my first broken heart when i became a woman my goal was to find you.so you wouldn't miss my first home my first walk down the aisle my first child but you were absent on the day of so many firsts we have missed because... you were absent on the day of

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Date: 1/3/2014 3:17:00 PM
Cathy, no one can know the sadness a child feels due to an absent parent but you have expressed it so well in a poetic language that we all can relate to. Well done. Allan
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