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Torn wrapping paper lay everywhere like confetti at the world\u2019s saddest party.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Let me back up and tell you how we got here. Because twenty minutes ago, this was supposed to be the perfect Christmas.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Amanda, thirty-four years old, a dental hygienist who thought the hardest part of my life was behind me. Two years after my divorce, I\u2019d finally gotten my feet back under me. My kids were adjusting. We\u2019d moved back to my hometown in Ohio to be near my parents,\u00a0Patricia<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Robert<\/span><\/strong>, who\u2019d been our rock through everything.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Torn wrapping paper lay everywhere like confetti at the world\u2019s saddest party. \u201cI have a video,\u201d Melody said simply, her finger hovering over the screen. Let me back up and tell you how we got here. Because twenty minutes ago, this was supposed to be the perfect Christmas. I\u2019m Amanda, thirty-four years old, a dental…<\/p>\n

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