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When loving children becomes inseparable from grieving their futures

I love my niece more than anything but when I hold her I mostly feel sorry for what she will have to live through.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The deepest love now carries the deepest sorrow, as caring means seeing clearly what those you love will suffer.

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