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You're right that my role in the story was in no way to my credit. That said, the point of the story was to celebrate my father's actions. certainly not mine.

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Jun 18, 2022Liked by david roberts

Loved this! Happy Father's Day!!

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Jun 18, 2022Liked by david roberts

Well told! I can visualize it all.. xo

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Jun 18, 2022Liked by david roberts

I could have sworn you were going to end this post with: "That boy in the car? Oh yeah, he grew up to be Donald Trump."

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Extraordinarily unlikely but can't say for certain.

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Hope your dad reads this!

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Jun 21, 2022Liked by david roberts

I remember spending one Thanksgiving with Billie and Daniel watching a football game because all of my children were guests elsewhere and I would have been alone. He is a very kind man and made me feel comfortable, at ease and able to enjoy the day.

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Thanks Wenonah!

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Aug 1, 2022Liked by david roberts

Beautiful story well told.

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I just read your story aloud to my 12 year daughter. Then we sat next to each other and I was hugging her. And we decided to watch “Grease” together.

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That means so much to me! Thanks for sharing that Natalia.

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David, this short piece of yours has given birth to ideas in my head for many more articles. Thanks! (You can take some credit when they come out).

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