My Big Baby Girl Comes Home Today

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5 min readMar 11

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Coronado, San Diego 2010 — Photo Credit: Author

I’ve written about my oldest daughter in the past, a lot. When it was time to pack her up and move her across the United States, I had a really hard time.

Michele Maize

Written by Michele Maize

Sober | Vegan | Yoga Addict. Extrovert turned introvert that really just wants a pack of dachshunds. Writing my way through past trauma gave me big dreams.

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