1.0 link 152752 <![CDATA[Humbug -- I Wish]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wendy-block/humbug----i-wish_b_152752.html Despite LA's vengeful autumn broil, the holidays used to start around October 1st for my family, through my daughter's 15th year. They'd last until early January when reality sloshed back in.

Then, in late September when Sashi was 16 -- just about the time the concept that she might not live in my house forever entered my brain-- I found myself simultaneously pre-celebrating October and mourning how quickly January would dislodge it. The conflict only intensified over these six years,...

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