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Love it (and remembering the feeling of a rib cracking under the stress of that tiny foot)

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Some of those feet were not so tiny!

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Just beautiful.

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Thanks, Nan!

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I LOVE THIS!!!!

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Thanks, PK!

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Thanks for creating space for this!!! I have two very good friends who are trans fathers and would really appreciate this!!

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That’s awesome! Feel free to share it with them.

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So very sweet, Robin 🧡

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I’m glad you enjoyed it.

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Such a lovely poem Robin.

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Thanks, Charlotte!

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“Don’t all fathers

marvel at the softness of baby eyelashes

like a thousand teensy transmasc chin hairs”

I love this so much, Robin! Happy belated Father’s day🎉

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Thank you, Elle!!

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I am so touched by your poem.

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Thank you, Skylar. You know how poetry is always this huge leap of faith for a writer. It’s raw and emotional, and you never quite know how it will land with others.

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🔥✊🏻💜

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Gorgeous poem Robin! I read it twice it's delicious to read 🧡

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Ah, thank you, Mohika!!

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Okay who's cutting onions in here?! Beautiful poem! ❤️🥹

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Just got a little sand in my eye. I’ll be okay…

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Just gorgeous Robin, thank you. Happy Pride month x

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Happy Pride, Ruth!

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Very beautiful. I wish more fathers had these experiences of empathy and thoughtfulness.

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Me too, Rey. Me too.

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Beautiful words! ❤️

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Absolutely beautiful. A belated happy Father's Day to you.

I would have given just about anything to have had the father in your poem.

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Shayne, thank you. And yes, I think we all deserve a father who embodies tenderness.

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This poem reminds me that the beauty of writing (and humanity) is in the “show”, not the “tell”.

What a touching and beautiful “show” 💚

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That's so kind of you to say!

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