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I Just Cried With Her

A little girl came home and told her mom that her best friend's grandma had died over the weekend. Her mom said, "That's so sad."

The little girl said, "Yes it was Mommy. She just sat in her chair and cried and cried."

"What did you do, her mom asked.

Her daughter replied, “I just went back and cried with her.”

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