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> [“My little boy was no more and even though he'd come home for vacations, our relationship would never be quite the same. Just as he would have to learn to be an adult in the world, so would I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sallyann-murphey/my-little-boy-was-no-more-and-even-though-he-d-come-home-for/)

Sallyann Murphey

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## More by Sallyann Murphey

> [“While we took the children off to Disneyland. A visit to this magical kingdom should be a compulsory part of being an American---who else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sallyann-murphey/while-we-took-the-children-off-to-disneyland-a-visit-to-this-magical/)

Sallyann Murphey

> [“You can't have it both ways, Jess. There's are sure thing and then there's happiness--- but you gotta take the risk.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sallyann-murphey/you-can-t-have-it-both-ways-jess-there-s-are-sure-thing-and-then/)

Sallyann Murphey

> [“My little boy was no more and even though he'd come home for vacations, our relationship would never be quite the same. Just as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sallyann-murphey/my-little-boy-was-no-more-and-even-though-he-d-come-home-for/)

Sallyann Murphey

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