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Momoir Chapter 1: Ordinary Kid

Advantages of Being Ordinary

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Meredith Hinds
Apr 16, 2021
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Recently, my daughter figured out how to glide on her balance bike. She calls it “flying.” When she comes to a short downhill, she holds up both of her feet and glides.

The first time she did this, she pulled up at the next sidewalk. She turned her bike towards the three-lane road down the hill and yelled to the traffic,

“I’M NOT AN ORDINARY KID!

I’M NOT…

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