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A letter to my son on his 16th birthday
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A letter to my son on his 16th birthday

My wishes for him as he steps into a world of more

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Amanda Clark
Oct 10, 2022
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To my son on your 16th birthday,

Today marks your first steps into a new world. A world where you will find more freedom, more heartbreak, more joy, more decisions, more understanding, more pressures, more laughter, more struggles, more adventures… A whole world of more. This is your first true step out of childhood and into the “real world.” 

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