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Extreme Caregiving 8: Learning to Be Satisfied

New post on Daughter on Duty

“The man is in the grassy parking strip again, under the trees in front of the Buddhist monastery, when Elliot and I walk outside to wave a wrenching goodbye to Mommy. The man flows through the slow, rhythmic movements of tai chi as Elliot watches gulping air as he calms himself, his face red at the betrayal of being left.” [read more]

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Gretchen Staebler

I am a Pacific Northwest native transplanted to the southeast for 36 years. In 2012, I returned to my childhood home and fell in love with this corner of the country again. I am a grandmother, a storyteller, a teacher, an attention payer, a hiker, and a back roads wanderer.

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