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Leaving Home

2 min readAug 28, 2026

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You toddled in your pink and blue dress
smelling of cake and lavender
Family came to see you
celebrating one year
with you as our girl
A messy house
and lots of
fun and
love

You sprinted around the soccer field
Blocked your basketball opponents
Danced on stage for recitals
Ran races when I asked
Were faster than me
Then you found your
love running
throwing
Track

You looked so grown up in heels and dress
Cap and gown, with cord and two stoles
Track and Field and Pre-med Club
Cord, magna cum laude
Earned a scholarship
A Track athlete
We all watched
very
proud

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LilWifey
LilWifey

Written by LilWifey

Retired (somewhat). Mom to a young adult & chiweenie. Wife to my HS sweetheart. LilSis & daughter. My family drives me crazy at times, but they are everything.

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