Looking to the Past

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In a bid to reassure his son—and perhaps himself—the father pulled out the old photo albums. “Let’s take a look together,” he said, hoping a shared memory might bridge the strange emotional gap.

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They sat on the couch flipping through the pages, pointing at pictures and sharing small laughs. “See?” the father said. “That’s when I was your age.” But the boy wasn’t focused on nostalgia—he was looking for something specific.

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