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It is hard to stop seeing your son as a son and to start seeing him as a human being. It is hard to stop seeing your parents as parents and to start seeing them as human beings. It's a two-sided transition, and very few people manage it gracefully.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
Author
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Short Hills
New Jersey
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Sided
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Transition
Two
Manage
Human
Son
Humans
Beings
Hard
Parents
People
Parent
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Gracefully

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