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Category Archive: Parenting

25 trips around the sun with my boy

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Even in that moment, holding this tiniest, most perfect of little persons, my mom didn’t say yes or no. It wasn’t that all these people didn’t have opinions, but every single one of them knew I was going to have to do this largely by myself; that answer had to come only from me.

I looked down on little Quinn John, and I decided to be his mom.

Dayna Del Val January 13, 2021 Parenting, Personal Writing

A season to remember

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My beloved boy is home for a week. I haven’t seen him since Christmas. That’s not that unusual, […]

Dayna Del Val June 23, 2020 Parenting

Until my throat is raw

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I have lived an incredibly privileged life, and I have never felt physically threatened by people who are tasked with keeping me safe.

Dayna Del Val May 30, 2020 Parenting, Personal Writing

Maybe math does have all the answers

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What is much more interesting to me now is to consider who I am today because of that terrible night, exactly 25 years ago.

Dayna Del Val May 27, 2020 Parenting, Personal Writing

Sweet lemon aid

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This story originally appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of Inspired Home magazine. As you read this, we’re […]

Dayna Del Val May 1, 2020 Inspired Home Magazine, Parenting

My first mate on the journey

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Last night, Dr. Marry and I attended the Jeremiah Program gala, Journey for Hope. Jeremiah’s mission is the […]

Dayna Del Val October 19, 2019 Parenting, Personal Writing

Leave the shore behind

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I went back to school when my son was 20 months old. The night before I was scheduled […]

Dayna Del Val September 23, 2019 Parenting, Personal Writing

A day of loss, LEGO and (the start of) love

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Tuesday, September 11, 2001, was one of those late summer days that help you endure the brutal, long […]

Dayna Del Val September 11, 2019 Dr. Marry and Me, Parenting, Personal Writing

In the face of history

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I am completely overwhelmed by the situation at the border of this country. I know I’m not alone […]

Dayna Del Val June 27, 2019 Parenting, Personal Writing
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