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  • Growing Up

    Karen Peterson May 15, 2021 essays

    By Karen Peterson. My 13-year-old walked up next to me and compared her height to mine with her hand to show she was now taller than me.

    height, growth, motherhood, teenager, adolescence, daughter

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