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3catwoman3

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56. That must be so difficult. And not just on February 14th.

Sun Feb 11, 2018, 11:40 PM

Feb 2018

My parents were together for 63 years. My dad died in 2011. My mom often still speaks in the plural of "we."

Please take good care of yourself.

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