When a relationship I’ve been invested in stops working. And yet, here I am, happy as you like.
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My father’s death before my marriage and motherhood.
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The failure of my party to make the big political breakthrough it deserves.
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To strangers. Living in New York, I see individuals every day who are invisible to so many. I want to say sorry that so many of us think their pain and suffering is not our own.
I might speed up a few details, but wouldn’t change anything, other than my dad still being here.
As someone who didn’t waste a minute.
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A midwife named Jennie Joseph. She is a tireless activist for women, family health and equal access to quality maternity care.
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