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Carrie Coleman's avatar

Beautiful and heart wrenching. You are an absolutely fabulous writer. ❤️

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Desireé B Stephens's avatar

Thank you Carrie! So happy to return to this gift ❤️

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Leftist CTO's avatar

Well said. I was taught that love was earned. I’m currently doing work to unlearn this. My mantra is “WORTHY”.

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Desireé B Stephens's avatar

And you ARE worthy

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erin's avatar

This was powerful and resonated so much. Walking the line between accountability and love can be so difficult, and you offer such a beautiful example of that here

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Desireé B Stephens's avatar

Thank you Erin ❤️

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Leslie Craig's avatar

Desiree, what a generous and loving thing to write for Father’s Day. You always find the right tone and present a balanced, insightful and reflectful point of view. Thankyou for all that you do!

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