Eulogy For Mother

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My beautiful daughter Emily Jayne has always been very different from other kids. I have learned a lot about her over the years of being her mother. She has had so many phases it's always so funny to see what she comes up with in her little creative mind. Today I've decided to share a few things about Emily. Some things I will share are good, bad, and just hilarious. First, I'll talk about her daily school life or at least what she tells me. She's on the B honor which is always a good thing but she always keeps space for improvement. Her favorite class is art she is looking to go to Brainerd for two years to get her AA degree then transferring over to SCSU to become an art teacher. Emily really just needs to work on improving her time schedule

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