FOODSTUFFS
The Lie I Told My Daughter
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When I was 24, my 19-year-old girlfriend, whom I had only known for three months, became pregnant. That was the start of life for my daughter, Susie.
After two more years of dating, Susie’s mother and I got engaged and married after an additional year. Now seven years old, Susie was sta…
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