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Joinfortmill

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1. Meet Adele, people...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Aug 7, 2023, 01:16 PM

Aug 2023

'I was 12 when I learned. My mother and I were sitting at the kitchen table when I wondered aloud what I’d do if I ever had a disabled child. This provided her with an opening...Her name is Adele.'

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The Ones We Sent Away: I thought my mother was an only child. I was wrong. [View all] Nevilledog Aug 2023 OP

Meet Adele, people... Joinfortmill Aug 2023 #1

I just finished the whole piece. It's one of the most worthwhile essays I've ever read. hedda_foil Aug 2023 #2

Agreed. It was almost overwhelming, but I could not stop reading. crickets Aug 2023 #3

I'm weeping still WhiteTara Aug 2023 #4

K&R Solly Mack Aug 2023 #5

A long read but so worthwhile. If one reads nothing else today, make time for this. yonder Aug 2023 #6

And one more recommend. Just because. yonder Aug 2023 #7

Beautifully-written memoire and reflections jmbar2 Aug 2023 #8

Personally relevant and poignantly heartbreaking. Backseat Driver Aug 2023 #9

Very well written. 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #10

Thanks for sharing this. Simply moving. halobeam Aug 2023 #11

I recently read "The Lost Girls of Willowbrook" fiction but based on a true story... IcyPeas Aug 2023 #12

I am deeply touched by this. Hekate Aug 2023 #13

Kick Nevilledog Aug 2023 #14

I wonder how the author's mother would have felt had her disabled sister been kept at home. shrike3 Aug 2023 #15