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On Tour With the Kid
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CHLOE O'SULLIVAN
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I have been an absolute nightmare to be around just lately. Not the ideal opening sentence, I grant you, but the truth, nonetheless. It’s not even been by design or a conscious choice. I don’t know about you, but it’s been a rough few years. I am from a family of incredibly strong women, which I will be eternally grateful for. With a mantra of “No one can change your life except for you” (to steal a line from Wilson Phillips), our prevailing (albeit unspoken) sentiment has always been to get up and get on with it. Since she was born, it has just been the kid, and I and I’m so thankful for the special bond that we have as a result. She is this amazing child with a kind heart. She loves animals and has a lovely little group of friends. You always want your children to be a better, more evolved version of you. Partly because you have had a lifetime of experience, and you hope to teach them the lessons you learned. I had a moment the other day when I realised that she is better at something than I am. At first, I felt really proud, but I figured out it was a bit tragic. This realisation happened at the end of a long day. I ran a hot bath and had just gotten in. At that second, the bathroom door came flying open. The kid enters the room with her iPad and a note. A very well-written letter with beautiful pictures included explaining to me why she
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