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Thanks For Being Here - Things That My Mother Supposes

Thanks For Being Here - Things That My Mother Supposes

Update: 2025-01-26

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Christine Wenzel shares her essay "Things That My Mother Supposes", telling the story of how she and her mother moved from tense exchanges to finding real understanding before her mom's passing in 2020. Through funny and touching memories – from her mom's dodging goodnight kisses to planning her own funeral – Christine captures how complicated parent-child relationships can transform over time.

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Thanks For Being Here - Things That My Mother Supposes

Thanks For Being Here - Things That My Mother Supposes

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