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HONORING SENIORS
Reminders for my Grandson

by Ron Mayberry

things I told
him, and you
decide.

The first thing I
want to say is,
“Go for it! You
can be whatever
you want, but
remember,
you will meet
obstacles
along the way.
Sometimes you
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Combined with his question was fail as long as
asked of me,
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and you are not a failure
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This question hit me dead either.
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am now wondering if my
grandson was just being past because you can’t

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