Finding Cooper's Voice by Kate Swenson

Finding Cooper's Voice by Kate Swenson

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A Promise to my Son

A Promise to my Son

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May 17, 2025
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Years ago, at the peak of our hard, I made a promise to you Cooper. You didn’t know it. I made it late at night. One of those desperate internal conversations that happen at 3 AM in a scared mother’s mind.

We had just said goodbye to kindergarten. It wasn’t working and you needed more. You deserved more. I was scared kid. I didn’t know if I was making t…

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