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Holding Her Back…Just a Little

By //  by Candace Sampson

By Candace Derickx Ahhh, my oldest daughter. She is me. I am her. It is for this reason of course that we butt heads frequently. After all, we are both always right. So you understand of course that "No" is not a word that my daughter has ever accepted without question — ever. Which is really just karma giving me a good old kick in the head for being exactly this way with my mother. Bitch. (Karma, not my mother) I tell you all this because last Friday I handed down a no. A no so …

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