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MerryBlooms

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5. I was the youngest of 7, a half sister, and very late in life

Reply to MoonlightHillFarm (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 12:48 AM

Dec 2022

For my mom. I never believed in Santa. I heard kids at school talk about him, but I never said anything. Santa wasn't a thing in our family. I did however, give my sons that little fantasy for a short few years. I really had no childhood hopes or fantasies... Heck, my mom wasn't interested enough to even keep a baby book on me, and never a birthday cake. She told me she was too old when she had me at 40, and I was a mistake. I never forgot that. So, I made sure my sons had childhood fantasies, birthday parties, etc... And knew they were wanted and cherished.

My sons will have my cedar hopechest. It's filled with my most treasured memories of their childhood, and our family history. ❤

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