Our son had his braces removed this week. He has my mother’s gentle spirit and my overbite, and at some point, the latter had to be fixed.
Lately, I’ve been finding myself frequently overwhelmed by moments witnessing him in this special age. He’s fourteen and has started high school. His whole natu…
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