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Katherine Mansfield's avatar

I cried reading it. What a beautiful, heartwrenching piece.

Katharine Kapodistria's avatar

Thank you. I cried writing it!

Mkwawa shujaa's avatar

It's a bit sad for me, that it made me feel sad too. I believe that also shows how good it was. Thank you for sharing.

Katharine Kapodistria's avatar

I'm glad the emotion came through. I think writing is all about the exchange of emotions. Thank you for visiting my Stack!

Nick Winney's avatar

That's beautiful 🥲

Katharine Kapodistria's avatar

Thank you for reading!

Dr Karen Shue's avatar

So beautiful. And so true - the people we carry with us are an amalgam of all the experiences we've had and all the ways we know them. But you made it poetry. 🙏🏻

Ian Patterson's avatar

I loved it 😭

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Katharine Kapodistria's avatar

Thank you, Lyndsey. It was difficult to write in <200 words, but I think I got the essence of it. My dad was an incredible person, and greater than my grief or the anger I feel at the unfairness of his illness will always be the wonder that, of all the people in all the world, I got to be his daughter ❤️