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    Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “foster care, son, control, leaking toilet, mess, cleaning, inconveniences, motherhood, parenting”

    Smoke and Mirrors

    Erin Britt November 8, 2021 essays

    By Stacey Conner. I finally stopped and made myself take a hard look at my emotions and I realized that it wasn't the inconvenience, it was the loss of control.

    foster care, son, control, leaking toilet, mess, cleaning, inconveniences, motherhood, parenting

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