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  • Hair We Are (Again), It’s Picture Day

    Monica Gebell April 14, 2023 essays

    Can we agree not to let school pictures define our perceptions of each other as parents?

    motherhood, haircut, perceptions, school pictures, parenting

    Eight Minutes, Thirteen Seconds

    Monica Gebell July 31, 2016 Elementary School

    I’m so sorry, and there’s no sign of our small, blonde child—I looked away for a second and he was gone.

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