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Jill (Conquering Cognitions)
Jill (Conquering Cognitions)

Aug 22, 2021

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MWC Semi-Finalist

The Growing Space Between Us

One day they are home, and the next, they are grown.

Photo by Xavier Mouton Photographie on Unsplash

Editor’s Note: This Medium Writers Challenge entry was added to Human Parts on November 4, 2021.

The event I had been anticipating all summer arrived — college freshman move-in day. The car was so tightly packed that it took three of us pushing and…

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PsyD, Clinical Psychologist | Writer | Words in Human Parts, Forge, Better Humans | Life Lessons Supported by Science

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