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I don__ remember having one conversation with my dad in the three days I was home, but looking back at my journal, I see I wrote about him. I scrawled about how I heard him telling my mom that I needed to go back. I was unhappy; he thought the hiking was better for me.I wonder why he told these things to my mother, nothing to me.I wonder if overhearing his approval encouraged me to finally fly back to the trail. Maybe. Maybe my father__ faith in my walk__n me__ade me feel strong enough to leave. His actual words, as I wrote them in my notebook, were, __he__ an adult now, she can do what she wants. It doesn__ mean she__ not selfish._ He almost understood.
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I don__ remember having one conversation with my dad in the three days I was home, but looking back at my journal, I see I wrote about him. I scrawled about how I heard him telling my mom that I needed to go back. I was unhappy; he thought the hiking was better for me.I wonder why he told these things to my mother, nothing to me.I wonder if overhearing his approval encouraged me to finally fly back to the trail. Maybe. Maybe my father__ faith in my walk__n me__ade me feel strong enough to leave. His actual words, as I wrote them in my notebook, were, __he__ an adult now, she can do what she wants. It doesn__ mean she__ not selfish._ He almost understood.
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