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BeLIEVE me when I tell you: by the time opportunity back west presented itself, I needed to pursue it HASTILY. I wasn’t expecting, nor was I prepared for, the frigid chill of the northeast. Back then, though I dearly loved this northeastern woman, I wanted a better location for us.

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I thought I knew disappointment after watching my role-model parent pass away so early in life. I knew nothing near what the full extent of it would bring. Hell, I had a relationship to “recover from,” and suddenly, my “OWN kid” to support. All at once, mom was…