"Write your name." I instruct the ten ladies at our weekly activity. "Like you are writing yourself a letter, Dear [your name]." I repeat after they look at me a little uncertain. "Done? Now write 'I love you'." They look at…

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"Write your name." I instruct the ten ladies at our weekly activity. "Like you are writing yourself a letter, Dear [your name]." I repeat after they look at me a little uncertain. "Done? Now write 'I love you'." They look at…
It seems in my case, not very much. Arriving at my parent's house a few days ago and mum pulls out a heap of scrapbooks of her mother's. They contained the letters we wrote to her when we were kids. I imagine my…