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Kathleen R.'s avatar

You made me cry! Your Mom was letting you know it's ok. YAY Mom!

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Veronica's avatar

I had a tear in my eye reading this. Lovely tribute.

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Joelle's avatar

Thank you so much!

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Kristin Sepulveda's avatar

What a lovely memory of your mom. I love the hashtag she created for you, so sweet. I have heard about companies that specialize in framing of Instagram photos— that would be a good one to save as a hard copy. How can you resist with a hashtag like that?

I’m also all about the mugs. I look forward to collecting special ones from places I’ve visited, worked, volunteered, etc. And Nick proposed to me (using a mug) at the coffee shop where we had our first date!

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Joelle's avatar

Love that about the proposal and mug! And good to know about framing Instagram photos.... I was wondering what a good way to save it might be. Thanks for reading!

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Andrew Gusz's avatar

Joelle, you’re such a talented writer. I savored it. XoAndrooo

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Joelle's avatar

Thank you so much, my friend!

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