"Someone's on the way," I remember hearing. ... I remember my Grandma crying as she drove trying not to let me see, but I could still hear her muffled sniffs. ... I can remember many of nights waking up to my dad stumbling up the steps. ... At that point the school security officer walked with me back to my locker to get my things and wait for my Grandma to pick me up. ... I remember those familiar butterflies creeping up in my stomach. ...

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I remember a day he told us he was going to the movie store--which was exactly three minutes from our house -- and would be back shortly. ... I remember climbing onto the counter to microwave my brother's milk, I remember sitting indian style on the counter to fry pancakes, I remember how normal doing grown up things and taking care of a toddler seemed normal to me. ... I would walk down the aisle, a strong independent woman, and give myself away. ... I will walk down the aisle and smile at my family and friends. ...

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I remember standing there, watching him crawl, and thinking how it was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. ... He now walks with ease and runs when ever possible. He walks just like his father, which everyone loves. Imagine seeing a toddler walk like a grown man. ...

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She slowly walked away, turning back a few times to check if I started to mingle with the other kids. ... I saw a table with crayons and paper and I just walked towards it and stood beside the miniscule seat watching to see if anyone was going to stop me from drawing. ... I like going and seeing them, mostly to remind them of how we all were in kindergarten and of course to see if they remember me. ...

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The crowds were usually large this time of the year and the streets were so packed with people that I could hardly walk, and occasionally I had to squeeze through to see what the stores were selling. ... I remembered packing his stuff in his drawer and came to know some personal stuff that I did not know about him when he was younger. ... It made me remember that he was a migrant from Malaysia and came to Singapore during the 1950s seeking work in Singapore before it became independent. ... I now understand how much he loved my mother through the affection of the yellow carnations that he reme...

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My mother loved photographs and I remember her with the omnipresent camera snapping anything that marked a remotely memorable occasion. ... Whatever the case, I can no longer remember the face of my father only the feeling that this photo induces: feelings of fear, sadness, and confusion as he drove away that one morning. ... I remember my father's strong hands as he would pick me up and kiss my checks calling me his "beautiful princess" as he lavished warmth and affection on me. I remember fondly as he would walk into the house and dance playfully with my mother and I would hear her l...

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"I walked through the streets with a strange sense of lightness, as if at any moment I might simply lift up and walk on air; and houses, faces, voices seemed to fade away from me, to lose their power to impress me with their presence. But though my mind was filled with images of America, of tall buildings with wide green fields, of the dark-haired man I remembered as my father, I could not believe in the truth of them, even my father now seeming merely like someone I had imagined in a dream; and all I could see clearly of the future was a kind of limitless space that took shape in my head as t...

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I can remember things my father taught me as a child. ... Although he was there in spirit, my dad was not there to hug me and tell me how proud he was when I graduated high school, nor will he be here to see me finish college, or walk me down the isle on my wedding day. ... I can remember things my father taught me as a child. ... Although he was there in spirit, my dad was not there to hug me and tell me how proud he was when I graduated high school, nor will he be here to see me finish college, or walk me down the isle on my wedding day. ...

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We both got out safely and walked up the ditch a few feet and just sat down; I was still in shock of what happened. ... Now I drive a car we had at our house that nobody drove, and the next time I went to her house her dad said that on our next date we had to walk to A&W, but he was just joking and after a few days they let my drive with her again. ... So always remember, dads don't lie when they say PAY ATTENTION! ...

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I remember playing there for hours and hours, and just like anything else in my life, it was always an adventure. ... Another favorite pilgrimage was the walks to Broadway Market. ... My dad walked me to school, took me to the library daily to pick out books for bedtime readings, and brought us for ice cream every Friday night. ...

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The morning of the HSC Jossie walked down the corridor when she noticed Ivy (school captain) sitting on the floor crying, Jossie asked what was the matter just thinking she was upset over the HSC, "John's dead. ... That night Jossie remembered about a piece of paper with Johns thoughts in it that they had written a few months before the HSC that they were going to open after it. ... Her hands were shaking, she walked over to the window and undone the sticky tape it was wrapped up in. ...

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I remember my father had to leave before the ceremony of my eight-grade graduation because the driver from Los Angeles was waiting on him to take over the truck on the side of highway 101 to take over the truck. So my father was not able to hear my speech and see walk across the stage. ... It hurt not having my father see me walk across the stage twice especially the second time, which was really important to me because I felt it was a big accomplishment in my life and my father had been looking forward for that day. ...

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My sisters and I were transferred to a cheaper school and had to walk six miles to school every day. ... I remember enduring the groans from my ravenous stomach and fighting back tears each time my youngest sister innocently reassured me that daddy will soon come back home with food. ... I remember each time my sisters and I passed, we would sprint the six miles and excitedly hand over the reports to mama, squealing "Your useless girls are back! ...

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I don't remember how it started but I do remember leaving the house on a rainy and gloomy day with nothing but my work boots and a sleeping bag. ... I walked up and down the steep hills leaving my house for what seemed like days but it was only an hour or so. ...

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Sitting in the doctor's office with my mother and hearing the words, "You have lung cancer," was a minute in my life that I will always remember. ... "If we remembered every day that we could lose someone at any moment, we would love them more fiercely and freely, and without fear. ... My mother walked me through a milestone in my life that took the same fearlessness, fortitude, and pride. ...

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I remember that if my pants fit me around the waist they were too short in the legs and if they were long enough in the legs I could have fit two of me in them. ... As you walk into the kitchen, the washer and dryer were on the right side of you. ... I can still remember her little hands slamming into the middle of my back and her demonic little giggle while doing it. ... All I remember about waiting was that I was right across from the vending machines and all I could think about was the chips and cookies and crackers I really wanted to eat. ... " My mother yelled allot, most I don'...

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"Get up! Were going to be late for church!" Sean's mother yelled. Sean slowly got up out of his bed and made his way towards his dresser. Every other step he took he stepped on some sort of toy or piece of garbage that had been in his room for weeks. He pulled out the yellow painted chipped drawe...

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She still remember when her father told the mother "Take over the car when I start to tell you that I'm having headache," while the truth was she's the only one who heard it. ... When she saw other parents with their kids walked happily, she felt like there was emptiness and only love can replace. ... She hated to walk around. ... People knew but they chose to walk away. ...

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A woman, as she walked, fixed the white lacey gossamer slip of her dress. ... I remembered that my mother was in the hospital that day. ... Though I have forgiven him, I never have told him that I remember what happened that day. ... Through her he has realized that I do remember. ...

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No one had walked me through the day, I had made it by myself. ... As I walked up the driveway, fumbling through my book bag to find my house keys, I noticed that my mother's car was not parked in the driveway. ... I felt horrible remembering I had asked her to bring me to school today. ...

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As John walked up to the massive front door, a butler greeted him, took his coat, and lead him into the extravagant dining room. ... Remembering those times, however, stopped quickly as John's parents and Nicole started bickering. ... A young man, in his late twenties, walks in to the dining room with five servers following behind. ...

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She would caress my hair and recite poems to me, "No matter what happens to any of us, I want you to always remember that no one can take us apart. ... I walked closer until my shadow diminished the sparkle. ... I turned away from the moonlight and walked towards destiny. ...

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Among all these things I remember about the wonderful place I lived in, seashells are the core, spatial elements of my childhood memories with no doubt. ... As mentioned earlier, because my family lived close to the beach, we often took a walk there and had some family "quality time....

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Among all these things I remember about the wonderful place I lived in, seashells are the core, spatial elements of my childhood memories with no doubt. ... As mentioned earlier, because my family lived close to the beach, we often took a walk there and had some family "quality time....

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Nobody's Child Anymore It begins when we are called upon to care for one of our parents and we come to the difficult realization that Mom or Dad is dying. Then, after the loss, we struggle with the pain of our grief and perhaps some unresolved issues in our relationship with our parents. We may...

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