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“What do you remember of the first night?”
Why this question
The ward at 3 a.m., or the first night home with a person who didn't exist yesterday. The plastic crib, the listening, the disbelief.
Where it leads
Most parents remember that night as a kind of held breath. What was yours holding?
If your child came by adoption or surrogacy
The first night after an arrival has its own strangeness — a child asleep under your roof at last. Describe that one.
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