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BIRTHDAYS

And can we call it a Birthmonth?!

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Oct 05, 2024
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Sitting by the phone, waiting for it to ring because I knew my kids and parents would call me at some point, I began looking through pictures.

Frame after frame. And one thought kept coming to mind … Who was that old lady?

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