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Are You My Mother

Her heart beat faster as she heard the first ring. Someone might answer. What was she going to say? Are you my mother? She was in this alone. Her parents did not know she was doing it. They acted hurt when she suggested it And she was much younger. Would this be a violation of their trust? They had raised her since she was two months old. But she wanted to hear why her other mother gave her up. Right? Ring. Ring. Ring. Hello? A woman’s voice. She did not know what to say. She was hyperventilating now. She hung up.

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Date: 5/12/2022 4:01:00 PM
Must be one of the hardest things in the whole world to do. Bless her heart!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/12/2022 9:28:00 PM
I think it would be almost impossible to do.
Date: 5/11/2022 9:39:00 PM
Reminds me of a Dr. Seuss book and a song by Paul Simon.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/12/2022 5:54:00 AM
I took the idea from the Dr Seuss book actually

Book: Reflection on the Important Things