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  THIS FATHER AND SON RELATIONSHIP SEEMED VERY WEIRD—UNTIL I REALIZED THE TRUTH

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  THEY POSED FOR A FUN PHOTO OUTSIDE THEIR PATROL CAR—BUT I RECOGNIZED THAT STUFFED DOG FROM A MISSING CHILD CASE

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  THIS POLICE INTERVENTION IN TRAFFIC ACTUALLY SAVED MY LIFE—BUT I WASN’T THE ONE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR

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  MY SON ASKED TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH A POLICE OFFICER—BUT I NEVER TOLD HIM WHO THIS ONE WAS

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  MY SON CAME BACK FROM HIS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND TOLD ME HE’S NEVER GOING BACK THERE

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  HE WAS MY BEST FRIEND FOR FIVE YEARS—AND THE DAY HE JUMPED ON ME LIKE THIS WAS THE LAST TIME I EVER SAW HIM

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  IT WAS JUST A BIRTHDAY PARTY—BUT THE MESSAGE ON THE CAKE WASN’T MEANT FOR US

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  MY GRANDFATHER NEVER TALKED ABOUT HIS PAST—UNTIL THE DAY HE ASKED ME TO READ THE OBITUARIES

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  WHAT I WISH I’D TOLD EVERYONE AFTER MY DAUGHTER’S DIAGNOSIS

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  SHE NEVER SPOKE TO ANYONE AT THE NURSING HOME—UNTIL THE DAY SHE ASKED FOR ME BY NAME

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  GRANDMA SMILED FOR THE CAMERA—BUT LATER SHE WHISPERED SOMETHING ONLY I WAS MEANT TO HEAR

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  MY 85-YEAR-OLD GRANDPA IS STILL HIKING—BUT LAST WEEK HE TOLD ME THIS MIGHT BE HIS FINAL TRIP