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The Sacrifices We Parents Make – Even When We Don't Understand Why, Yolanda Hood
The Sacrifices We Parents Make – Even When We Don't Understand Why, Yolanda Hood
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One recent night I sat in a stadium – being eaten by mosquitos – with my 14-year-old daughter and watched a women’s soccer game. Last summer, after saving for a year, I took my daughter to Canada two weeks for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. I walked a mile from parking to the stadium every day, stood in long lines at security to have bags checked and, at times, even sat in the rain – all so I could watch the pure joy on my daughter’s face.