Two Words from a Stranger Made Me a Better Parent

My 8-year-old has found what most adults are seeking.

Emme Beckett
Age of Awareness
Published in
6 min readJun 2, 2020

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“Mommy, can we go to the beach?”

It wasn’t an unusual request, as we live in a beach town. But as the words left my son’s mouth, my body stiffened with hesitancy.

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