Some authority on parenting once said, Hold them very close and then l…

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Some authority on parenting once said, Hold them very close and then let them go. This is the hardest truth for a father to learn: that his children are continuously growing up and moving away from him (until, of course, they move back in).
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Some authority on parenting once said, Hold them very close and then let them go. This is the hardest truth for a father to learn: that his children are continuously growing up and moving away from him (until, of course, they move back in).

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