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  HE HADN’T SMILED IN MONTHS—UNTIL MY DAUGHTER WALKED IN WITH A STUFFED DINOSAUR

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  THE CHICKEN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A CLASS PROJECT—BUT SHE REFUSED TO LET IT GO

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  I DIDN’T MEAN TO STOP AT THE SHELTER—BUT HER EYES WOULDN’T LET ME LEAVE

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  THE DAY I SAVED THREE BABY GOATS AND FINALLY UNDERSTOOD MY MOTHER’S LAST WORDS

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  HE HAD NEVER SAID MY MOTHER-IN-LAW’S NAME—UNTIL THAT ONE NIGHT

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  HE PROMISED MY FATHER SOMETHING HE NEVER GOT TO GIVE HIM

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  HE WALKED INTO THE POLICE STATION WITH A “FREE HUGS” SIGN—AND THEN EVERYTHING STOPPED

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  OUR LAST HUG FELT LIKE A GOODBYE—AND THEN CAME THE PHONE CALL

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  I SAID YES TO PROM AS A FAVOR—BUT HE TURNED OUT TO BE THE ONE WHO SAVED ME

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  HE ALMOST DIDN’T WALK ACROSS THAT STAGE—BUT THEN HE TURNED AND POINTED STRAIGHT AT ME

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  HE DIDN’T SAY A WORD FOR SIX MONTHS—UNTIL HE SAW THE PUPPY AND ASKED A QUESTION NONE OF US WERE READY FOR

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  HE NEVER SPOKE TO ANYONE AT THE HOME—UNTIL THE DAY THE PUPPY SAT IN HIS LAP AND HE WHISPERED A NAME NONE OF US KNEW