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She’s So Brave

March 23, 2012

By Mandy Dawson

I watched Elizabeth’s curls fly as I pushed the swing higher.

“Higher!”

“Is this high enough?”

“I so brave! I not scared at all!”

I laughed as her assurances and couldn’t help but think how different she is than her older brother. It’s absolutely amazing to me that two children being raised by the same two people and…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.