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The Birthday Party Where My Mother’s Perfect Image Cracked

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Tiny blue thumbs. Red hearts. Laughing faces. People I hadn’t seen in years chiming in like they knew anything about my life.

The room tilted a little.

“Mom?”

Sophie’s voice snapped me back. I hadn’t heard her come in. My daughter stood in the doorway, hair still damp from her evening shower, wearing the purple T-shirt with the cartoon cat she loved.continue reading …

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