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This spring I traveled from my home in California to Atlanta, Georgia, for Jamie's fifth birthday. My daughter Ann and her friend Parker flew in from Seattle, Washington, for the celebration also. We made a cake from scratch, had a turkey dinner, opened presents, and had a wonderful time just being together. Ann and Parker had only the weekend, but I had the luxury of being able to stay for two extra days. I was glad I did. Otherwise I would have missed a touching conversation with Jamie.Jamie and her mother always read a story at bedtime and then share what happened during the day. On the evening before I left, Jamie asked me to be the one to talk with her after the story.
We talked about her birthday party - who had been there and what fun we had - and suddenly, in a serious voice, Jamie said, "Let's talk about sad." When I asked why she wanted to talk about sad, she said that she was sad because she didn't want Parker and Ann to go. She wondered why we couldn't all live together and not go far away. She said that we should move "here" or she and ...