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I LOVE your Annie Lamott quote about "help" being "the sunny side of control!"

One suspects that the only way to truly help is to give up all hope of making things right.

Accepting defeat at the hands of 4 yr old reality may, in fact, be the most loving thing one can do.

It gives them the best shot at growing into who they were born to be; and each one is SO utterly unique! ...right down to their underpants. 👩‍🎨 🐥

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Mar 18, 2023Liked by Caroline Manring

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gosh, their UNDERPANTS!!!

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Mar 16, 2023Liked by Caroline Manring

I just got quite weepy at this. I too am a lunchbox marathoner. And I too, mostly do it for me. LOL

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Mar 16, 2023Liked by Caroline Manring

Oh, Caroline.

Your crafting is brilliant.

And funny. I wasn’t supine on the floor cackling, but my belly laughs were loud and hardy! Great Thursday afternoon cheering-medicine.

Thank you.

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Mar 23, 2023Liked by Caroline Manring

"As long as my pleasure [in Doing a Thing] doesn’t hinge on a specific reaction from _____" I'm taking this away as a deeper truth about making art generally.

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