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  • Remember This Day

    Olga Mecking November 10, 2023 essays

    She can’t wait for the party to start and is counting down the days until she can open her presents and play with her friends. 

    birthday, daughter, popular, motherhood, parenting, identity

    Into the Water

    Olga Mecking April 27, 2022 Special Needs

    Watching her overcome her fears, all by herself, is a huge inspiration to me.

    swimming, fear, water, inspiration, mothering, parenting, daughter, pace, sensitivity, independence

    Why My Son’s First Haircut Didn’t Make Me Sad

    Olga Mecking July 28, 2016 Toddlers & Pre-School

    We tend to equate growing up with loss: a loss of innocence, of helplessness, of cuteness. But that’s not how children experience it.

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