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The Mommy Diaries What I Told My Kids About Losing

Most of the time I am winging it as a mom. No jokes! Most of the time I am inept to deal with the next challenge or hard conversation, unclear on the way forward with a particular child or a particular life stage, and very often drawing a blank when my kids look to me for answers. That’s common for me. Why do you think I wrote this book? I am just trying to figure things out, just like everybody else! But when my son recently came stone last in a race that was important to him, I felt a surge of relief. Not because he lost (obviously!). But because I knew lots about losing. I have vast

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