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Dear Sugar Letter #42, part 1

Dear Sugar Letter #42, part 1

Ch-Ch-Changes and a call for your wisdom (yes, YOURS!)

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“The Ships Depart,” 1927, Paul Klee. Universal History Archive.

Dear Sugar,

I know you usually answer letters from people who are struggling with something painful or difficult, but I’m writing to you about what you could call a “good problem.” My father, 68, my daughter, 18, a I—a 45-year-old woman—are all about to go through big changes and I’m writing …

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