The Dying Place

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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You can't choose the last words you ever say to your child – and that's what they are, no matter what age – as they leave the house. Off to school, off out with friends. Off to work, or on a date. You don't think of them as last words. Just another part of the ongoing conversation, the never-ending role as a parent.

The Dying Place