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What a touching tribute! And such a wonderful example of having a trusted adult in your corner. Thank you for sharing!

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Thanks for reading, KJ!

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I feel confident Derek knew how much you valued his counsel as well as his showing up for you in life in general. May we all aim to be that person for some young person in our own lives.

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Woof, I hope so. And thank you for saying so. And mentoring has become one of my great joys -- I hope I can do his legacy a slice of justice.

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I really appreciate hearing about Derek. He sounded like a wonderful human being.

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Thanks so much, Asha. xo

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Love this and appreciate you sharing wisdom that applies to kids of all ages. Side note: if we had the same BHS counselor she was also a homophobe.

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UGH! Last name started with the initial "G"

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Yup, that's the one. Good times.

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