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Chantel Prat Ph.D.'s avatar

This is gorgeous. It reminds me of being around the boys’ age — trying to wrap my mind around infinity and feeling the edges my mind insists on because of its own limits 🤩 Thanks for allowing me to partake in the party 🥰 🌔

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Jane Pike's avatar

Yes! I still feel that way- so much out there that makes my mind melt in all the best ways 💛✨

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MK Creel's avatar

Love this and how you captured the excitement, energy, and joy of the moment.

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Jane Pike's avatar

Thank you MK- so grateful for you reading and for your lovely words xx

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Denise Balyoz's avatar

So emotively, tactilely and joyously written Jane. Thank you for transporting me, if even for a moment, to your beautiful corner of the world. xx

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Jane Pike's avatar

Thank you lovely Denise! xx

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Sally Gillespie's avatar

So very sweet and alive, calypses are such special moments in life, wonderful to make such an occasion with your loved ones. Thank you for sharing

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Jane Pike's avatar

Thank you for reading Sally! It was such a lovely night- felt important to capture before it floated away xx

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Sarah Loten's avatar

This brought many smiles as I read. Thank you, thank you, for your hilarious descriptions and for bringing us into this intimate, yet universal, family moment ❤️.

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Jane Pike's avatar

Thank you Sarah! I wanted to write it all down before the memory became a hazy mist- it felt somehow very important xx

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Sarah Loten's avatar

These ‘little moments’ are the most important moments of family life!

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Mark Loyacano's avatar

I loved reading this. What wonderful writing Jane! We can see it. Feel it. It’s as if we are there too.

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Jane Pike's avatar

Oh, thank you! Thank you so much for reading, Mark!

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Leah Rampy's avatar

Such a beautiful telling of a special moment. Thank you for sharing.

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Jane Pike's avatar

Thank you so much Leah xx

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Karyn Neave's avatar

Oh Jane this brings back such delightful memories of similar times with my 2 boys when they were younger. I get such comfort now that they are all grown up from knowing that we all squeezed everything beautiful from our times together and created the best memories that I now revisit frequently and smile xx

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Jane Pike's avatar

What more success could there be than to have squeezed everything beautiful 💛💛💛

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Emily Conway's avatar

"I find myself feeling a strange mix of gratitude and relief, love and the potential future loss that comes with catching yourself in a moment of happiness, both experienced and witnessed in real time." Yes, absolutely. Thank you, Jane.

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Jane Pike's avatar

Thank you so much for reading Emily! xx

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Emily Conway's avatar

You are welcome! I enjoyed the bits about boys as well (I have a couple:).

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Marisol Muñoz-Kiehne's avatar

Firefly family,

live movie magic frolic.

Sing in blood moonlight.

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Jane Pike's avatar

Beautiful 💛 Thank you Marisol xx

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Julia McSherry's avatar

love this. la luna. moon magic.

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Katrina Hays's avatar

How i love this.

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Jane Pike's avatar

Thank you Trave- I so appreciate you reading xx

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