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Article: A Daughter Comes of Age.
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- Article date:
- December 22, 1998
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 Association of Labor Assistants & Childbirth Educators. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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My 13-year-old daughter, Vivian, has come on many postpartum visits with me (I am a labor support doula). She works hard, has lots of friends, and stays very centered in difficult situations. When we were planning her Bat Mitzvah I began writing a speech to her that I'd planned to give during the service.
There was so much I wanted to say to her that by the time I was halfway into it, I realized there wouldn't be nearly enough time during the service to give it. I didn't want to just hand her a letter, I wanted others to hear what I had to say about her. And it was in that way that I came to learn about and prepare for a Blessing Way for her.
I had ...