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friends,” one replied.
“Tell me about your fathers,” I said.
I learned that one boy’s father had
gone away, leaving his mother
struggling to take care of herself and
her son. The other boy’s father was in
the military and was deployed. The
commonality of what they wanted most
had brought them together as friends.
For the first time, I found myself
without words. Finally, I said, “You
know, your fathers may not be around
this Christmas, but others, even some
you may not know, love you.”
They sat on my lap, and I talked to
them for quite a while, even telling
them a story or two. When they left,
they seemed happier, and their mothers
thanked me. But I didn’t feel it needed
to end there. I motioned my daughter
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