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Meant to be

My mother had been to this wonderful party and was all dressed up. She fell out of the car door. I was sitting beside her and she was gone. This bracelet (main photo) took all the impact as she went rolling down the road. So it’s my lucky bracelet. It’s scraped, but I love it. I’ve worn it my whole life.

My mother was older. She was 36 when she had me. My sister and brother are 17 and 18 years

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