My Son Bought Me Italy Tickets—But Something Felt Wrong — Transcript

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1. 0:00I thought I was the luckiest mother in
2. 0:01the world when my son handed me that
3. 0:04envelope.
4. 0:05Inside I'd was a first-class ticket to
5. 0:07Rome along with a 2-week itinerary at a
6. 0:10beautiful boutique hotel.
7. 0:13For the last 5 years since my husband
8. 0:15passed away, my entire world had shrunk
9. 0:18to the four walls of my condo and the
10. 0:20needs of my son David and his wife
11. 0:23Sarah.
12. 0:24I babysat, I cooked, and I funded their
13. 0:27small emergencies.
14. 0:29I never asked for anything in return.
15. 0:32"You've earned this, Mom."
16. 0:34David smiled, pulling me into a hug.
17. 0:38"It's time you did something just for
18. 0:40you."
19. 0:41Sarah chimed in right on cue, already
20. 0:44heading toward my closet.
21. 0:46"I'll even help you pack, Nicole. You
22. 0:48shouldn't worry about a single thing
23. 0:49here. We'll keep an eye on the condo."
24. 0:52I felt a lump in my throat. I actually
25. 0:56believed my sacrifices
26. 0:59were finally being seen.
27. 1:02I trusted them completely.
28. 1:04Why wouldn't I? The morning of the trip,
29. 1:07I woke up before dawn.
30. 1:09I brewed a fresh cup of coffee and
31. 1:10walked through the quiet rooms of my
32. 1:12home, tracing the edges of the antique
33. 1:14furniture my husband and I had
34. 1:16collected.
35. 1:18I patted his framed photograph on his
36. 1:20mantel.
37. 1:21I was finally going.
38. 1:23With my suitcase packed, I headed down
39. 1:25to the lobby.
40. 1:26The Uber was already idling at the curb,
41. 1:29its headlights piercing the early
42. 1:31morning fog. I took a deep breath, ready
43. 1:35to step out into my new adventure. That
44. 1:38was when Arthur, the building's doorman
45. 1:40for the last 20 years, stepped directly
46. 1:42into my path.
47. 1:44He usually just offered a polite nod, a
48. 1:47quiet man who minded his own business.
49. 1:49But today, his face was pale, his eyes
50. 1:53wide with a frantic energy.
51. 1:56Before I could walk past him, he gently
52. 1:58grabbed my arm.
53. 2:00Ma'am, please don't go.
54. 2:03Just trust me.
55. 2:04I stared at him completely confused.
56. 2:08Excuse me? Arthur leaned in, dropping
57. 2:10his voice to a hushed whisper.
58. 2:13I can't explain out here.
59. 2:18They They might be watching.
60. 2:19Please just pretend to leave, but come
61. 2:21right back through the side service
62. 2:23door.
63. 2:24My first instinct was to brush him off.
64. 2:26David and Sarah had spent months
65. 2:28planning this.
66. 2:29The flight was paid for.
67. 2:31But Arthur wasn't a dramatic man. He had
68. 2:34watched David grow up. He knew
69. 2:36everything that happened in this
70. 2:37building.
71. 2:38The sheer urgency in his eyes made my
72. 2:41stomach tighten.
73. 2:43It wasn't paranoia. It was a warning. I
74. 2:47didn't argue. I didn't ask questions. I
75. 2:50just nodded. I walked out the glass
76. 2:52doors, handed my suitcase to the Uber
77. 2:55driver, and smiled.
78. 2:57I forgot my travel pillow upstairs. Give
79. 3:00me 2 minutes.
80. 3:01I told the driver, handing him a $20
81. 3:03bill. Wait right here. Instead of going
82. 3:06through the main lobby, I slipped around
83. 3:08the side of the building and entered
84. 3:10through the heavy metal service door.
85. 3:12Arthur was waiting in the dimly lit
86. 3:14corridor.
87. 3:15He pointed to a small maintenance closet
88. 3:18filled with old paint cans and mop
89. 3:20buckets.
90. 3:22The door was slightly ajar, offering a
91. 3:24perfect view of the main lobby through
92. 3:25the crack.
93. 3:27Wait here.
94. 3:29He whispered. Then quickly walked away
95. 3:31to resume his post. My heart hammered
96. 3:34against my ribs. The smell of damp
97. 3:37concrete and floor cleaner was
98. 3:38suffocating.
99. 3:40I felt ridiculous standing there in the
100. 3:42dark.
101. 3:44What was I even hiding from? I almost
102. 3:46pushed the door open to leave and catch
103. 3:49my flight.
104. 3:50Then the elevator dinged. David and
105. 3:53Sarah stepped into the lobby.
106. 3:55They weren't waving goodbye. They
107. 3:57weren't looking out the window to see my
108. 3:59car drive off. They were laughing. A
109. 4:02loud, echoing, completely carefree laugh
110. 4:05that made the hairs on the back of my
111. 4:06neck stand up.
112. 4:09"Is she gone?"
113. 4:11Sarah asked, her voice echoing in the
114. 4:13quiet marble lobby.
115. 4:15What I heard next completely shattered
116. 4:18my world.
117. 4:20"Yeah, her Uber just pulled away." David
118. 4:23replied, pulling a set of keys from his
119. 4:25pocket.
120. 4:26My keys. Sarah let out a long,
121. 4:29exaggerated sigh of relief.
122. 4:32"Finally.
123. 4:33I thought she'd never leave.
124. 4:35Two weeks is plenty of time to get her
125. 4:38old junk out of there."
126. 4:41I stopped breathing. My hands gripped
127. 4:43the wooden frame of the door.
128. 4:46"The junk removal guys arrive at noon."
129. 4:48David said, checking his phone. "We need
130. 4:51to clear out the master bedroom first. I
131. 4:53want our new king bed set up by
132. 4:55tonight."
133. 4:56"And her clothes?" Sarah asked, applying
134. 5:00lip gloss using her phone screen. "Box
135. 5:03them up and put them in the basement
136. 5:04storage. When she gets back from Italy,
137. 5:07we'll just explain that she can't live
138. 5:09alone anymore."
139. 5:10"The assisted living facility has a room
140. 5:12opening up next month. We can use her
141. 5:14joint checking account to pay the
142. 5:15deposit. She won't have a choice." My
143. 5:18legs felt like lead. They weren't just
144. 5:20redecorating. They were stealing my
145. 5:22home.
146. 5:24While I was supposed to be sipping wine
147. 5:25in Rome, they were going to trash my
148. 5:27husband's belongings, drain the
149. 5:29emergency bank account I had foolishly
150. 5:32added David's name to, and lock me out
151. 5:34of my own life.
152. 5:36"She's going to be mad."
153. 5:38David chuckled a sound that made my
154. 5:40stomach turn. "Oh, she'll get over it."
155. 5:43Sarah waved a hand dismissively. "She
156. 5:45never pushes back. She just smiles and
157. 5:48does what you want. It's about time we
158. 5:51stopped paying our rent and lived
159. 5:52properly.
160. 5:54I waited for the tears to come.
161. 5:56I expected to collapse in a heap of
162. 5:59betrayal and heartbreak.
163. 6:03I had spent my entire life shielding my
164. 6:05son from hardship, giving him everything
165. 6:08he ever asked for. But as they walked
166. 6:11out of the lobby to grab their morning
167. 6:12coffee, the tears didn't fall. Instead,
168. 6:15a cold, sharp wave of clarity washed
169. 6:18over me. I wasn't going to cry. I was
170. 6:21going to pack.
171. 6:23I waited until Arthur signaled that the
172. 6:25coast was clear.
173. 6:27I walked out of the closet, my posture
174. 6:29straighter than it had been in years.
175. 6:31I didn't say a word to Arthur, but I
176. 6:34gave him a firm, appreciative nod.
177. 6:37He had saved my life. I took the service
178. 6:39elevator back up to my penthouse.
179. 6:42Walking through the front door, the
180. 6:43silence felt different. It wasn't lonely
181. 6:46anymore. It was mine.
182. 6:49In the hallway, I noticed three large
183. 6:51plastic bins tucked behind a console
184. 6:53table.
185. 6:54Sarah had clearly sneaked them in
186. 6:56yesterday while helping me pack. They
187. 6:59were meant for my belongings.
188. 7:01I went straight to my home office, sat
189. 7:04at my mahogany desk, and opened my
190. 7:06laptop.
191. 7:07I didn't need a lawyer to protect
192. 7:09myself. I needed my banking passwords.
193. 7:12First, I logged into my primary bank.
194. 7:15Years ago, I had added David to my
195. 7:17checking and savings accounts just in
196. 7:19case of an emergency.
197. 7:21I clicked on the account settings and
198. 7:23transferred every single dollar into a
199. 7:25new individual account I had opened
200. 7:27months ago, but rarely used.
201. 7:30The joint account balance now read zero.
202. 7:33Do.
203. 7:35Next, I went to my credit cards. I found
204. 7:38the two cards that had Sarah and David
205. 7:40as authorized users. With two clicks,
206. 7:43their access was permanently revoked.
207. 7:46Finally, I opened the building's
208. 7:47resident portal.
209. 7:49I removed David from the approved
210. 7:51visitor list.
211. 7:52My phone buzzed. It was a text from the
212. 7:55Uber driver, "Ma'am, I have to go."
213. 7:57I replied, "Keep the cash. Have a great
214. 8:00day.
215. 8:01Trip canceled." I closed the laptop and
216. 8:04took a deep breath.
217. 8:06My heart rate was perfectly steady.
218. 8:09The woman who had left for Italy an hour
219. 8:11ago, eager to please and afraid to
220. 8:13impose, was gone.
221. 8:15But there was still physical work to do.
222. 8:17They had planned to clear out my space.
223. 8:20It was only fair I returned the favor.
224. 8:24I walked over to the guest bedroom.
225. 8:26When I opened the door, I found five
226. 8:28suitcases belonging to David and Sarah
227. 8:32stacked neatly in the corner.
228. 8:34They had brought them in over the past
229. 8:36week, claiming they were just storing
230. 8:38some winter clothes.
231. 8:40I had been so blind. Without a second
232. 8:44thought, I dragged all five suitcases to
233. 8:46the front door.
234. 8:47I tossed Sarah's empty plastic packing
235. 8:50bins right next to them. Then I picked
236. 8:52up my phone and called a local
237. 8:54locksmith.
238. 8:56"How soon can you get here?" I asked. "I
239. 8:58have an opening in an hour, ma'am."
240. 9:01"I'll pay double if you get here in 20
241. 9:03minutes." The locksmith arrived in 15. I
242. 9:06stood by with a fresh cup of coffee as
243. 9:08he swapped out the heavy brass deadbolt
244. 9:11and the modern smart lock.
245. 9:13I paid him in cash, took the shiny new
246. 9:16keys, and immediately reprogrammed the
247. 9:18digital keypad to a code only I knew.
248. 9:22As the locksmith packed up his tools,
249. 9:24the building intercom buzzed. It was the
250. 9:27front desk.
251. 9:29"Mrs. Montgomery,
252. 9:31there's a junk removal crew here," the
253. 9:33concierge said. "They say they're here
254. 9:35to clear out the master bedroom. Send
255. 9:38the foreman up to the hallway, but do
256. 9:39not let them bring any equipment. I
257. 9:42replied calmly.
258. 9:44A few minutes later, a burly man in a
259. 9:46uniform stepped off the elevator.
260. 9:48He looked at me confused.
261. 9:51We have an order from a David Montgomery
262. 9:53to clear out this unit. I smiled
263. 9:55politely, stepping out into the hallway
264. 9:57and pulling the door shut behind me.
265. 10:00David Montgomery does not live here. He
266. 10:03does not own this property. If you step
267. 10:06foot inside, it will be considered
268. 10:07trespassing. The order is canceled.
269. 10:11The man held up his hands.
270. 10:13Hey, no problem, lady. We just go where
271. 10:16the app tells us.
272. 10:17I watched him take the elevator back
273. 10:19down.
274. 10:20The first wave of their invasion had
275. 10:22been stopped. Now, I just had to wait
276. 10:25for the invaders themselves. An hour
277. 10:27later, the intercom buzzed again.
278. 10:30This time, it was a high-end furniture
279. 10:32delivery service bringing the new
280. 10:34king-sized bed David and Sarah had
281. 10:37eagerly discussed in the lobby.
282. 10:40Tell them to return to the warehouse, I
283. 10:43instructed the concierge.
284. 10:45And please connect me to the building
285. 10:46manager. When Mr. Harrison, the manager,
286. 10:49got on the line, I didn't mince words.
287. 10:52Mr. Harrison, I have updated my guest
288. 10:54list. David and Sarah are no longer
289. 10:57permitted on the premises. If they
290. 10:59attempt to bypass the front desk, please
291. 11:01have security escort them out.
292. 11:04Of course, Mrs. Montgomery.
293. 11:06Is everything all right?
294. 11:08Everything is perfectly fine, I said.
295. 11:14And for the first time in years, it was
296. 11:16true. I spent the next 2 hours brewing
297. 11:19fresh tea and reading a book by the
298. 11:22large bay window overlooking the city.
299. 11:25I didn't feel anxious.
300. 11:27I didn't feel the need to rehearse a
301. 11:28speech.
302. 11:29I simply existed in the space that my
303. 11:33husband and I had built, a space I had
304. 11:35almost lost because I was too
305. 11:38accommodating.
306. 11:39Around 1:30 p.m., my phone screen lit
307. 11:43up.
308. 11:43It was an automated alert from my credit
309. 11:45card company, declined transaction, $345
310. 11:49at Zubair's on at the brunch room. A
311. 11:52small smile touched my lips.
312. 11:54They were finally figuring it out.
313. 11:57A minute later, David called. I let it
314. 11:59ring.
315. 12:00Then Sarah called. I let it ring.
316. 12:04The phone vibrated continuously against
317. 12:06the wooden table, a frantic rhythm of
318. 12:08panic from two people realizing their
319. 12:10free ride had just crashed. I calmly
320. 12:13switched my phone to do not disturb and
321. 12:16flipped the page of my book.
322. 12:18I knew they would be heading here next.
323. 12:21They had nowhere else to go, having
324. 12:22likely given up their apartment lease to
325. 12:24take over my home. Sure enough, 30
326. 12:27minutes later, heavy footsteps echoed in
327. 12:29the hallway outside my door.
328. 12:31The keypad beeped once, twice, thrice.
329. 12:37An angry red light flashed. The handle
330. 12:40rattled violently.
331. 12:42The moment of truth had arrived. "What
332. 12:45is wrong with this thing?"
333. 12:47David's voice was muffled through the
334. 12:49heavy oak door.
335. 12:50"Try the code again.
336. 12:52The movers are supposed to be here,"
337. 12:55Sarah snapped.
338. 12:57I set my book down, walked to the door,
339. 13:00and unlocked the new deadbolt.
340. 13:03I pulled it open slowly. David had his
341. 13:06hand on the keypad, his face flushed red
342. 13:09with frustration.
343. 13:10Sarah was standing behind him, furiously
344. 13:14typing on her phone.
345. 13:16When they saw me standing there wearing
346. 13:18my comfortable cashmere sweater instead
347. 13:20of being halfway across the Atlantic,
348. 13:22the blood completely drained from their
349. 13:24faces.
350. 13:25David took a step back, His mouth
351. 13:28opening and closing like a fish.
352. 13:31Mom.
353. 13:33What?
354. 13:34What are you doing here?
355. 13:38You're supposed to be on a plane.
356. 13:40The trip is canceled.
357. 13:42I replied my voice steady and quiet.
358. 13:45But
359. 13:46the lock.
360. 13:47It's broken.
361. 13:49And my card just got declined at the
362. 13:51restaurant.
363. 13:53David stammered his confusion morphing
364. 13:55into panic. Sarah pushed past him, her
365. 13:58eyes darting around the hallway before
366. 14:00landing on the five suitcases I had
367. 14:03stacked neatly by the elevator bank.
368. 14:06What is our stuff doing out here,
369. 14:07Nicole? What is going on?
370. 14:11You're moving, I stated simply. Just not
371. 14:14into my home.
372. 14:15Mom, this isn't funny. David said trying
373. 14:19to force a laugh. He stepped forward
374. 14:21reaching for the door handle.
375. 14:23Let us in. We need to figure out why the
376. 14:25bank is acting up. I stepped into the
377. 14:27doorway blocking his path. I didn't
378. 14:30raise my voice. I didn't need to.
379. 14:33The bank isn't acting up, David. I
380. 14:35emptied the joint account. I canceled
381. 14:37your credit cards and I changed the
382. 14:39locks. Sarah's face twisted into an ugly
383. 14:42sneer.
384. 14:43You did what you can't do. That we have
385. 14:45furniture arriving today. We gave up our
386. 14:48lease.
387. 14:49I know.
388. 14:50I nodded. I canceled the furniture
389. 14:53delivery, too.
390. 14:55They stared at me in stunned silence.
391. 14:58The obedient quiet mother they had
392. 15:00planned to toss aside was nowhere to be
393. 15:02found.
394. 15:03You listened to us.
395. 15:07David whispered finally connecting the
396. 15:09dots.
397. 15:10His eyes dropped to the floor unable to
398. 15:12meet my gaze.
399. 15:14In the lobby. And I heard every word, I
400. 15:17replied. The master bedroom, the
401. 15:20basement storage, the assisted living
402. 15:22facility.
403. 15:23"Nicole, you don't understand." Sarah
404. 15:26interrupted, her voice shrill. "This
405. 15:28condo is too big for you.
406. 15:32We were trying to help you downsize. It
407. 15:34makes financial sense for us to live
408. 15:36here." "On financial sense for who,
409. 15:38Sarah?" I asked calmly.
410. 15:41"You were going to throw away my
411. 15:42husband's things while I was out of the
412. 15:44country.
413. 15:45You were going to use my emergency
414. 15:47savings to buy a new bed. That isn't
415. 15:50helping me. That is robbing me."
416. 15:54"Mom, please." David pleaded, looking
417. 15:57like a scared little boy. "We gave
418. 15:59notice at our apartment. We don't have
419. 16:01anywhere to sleep tonight. Just let us
420. 16:03in. We can talk about this. We can fix
421. 16:06it." "There is nothing to fix," I said,
422. 16:09pointing to the suitcases in the hall.
423. 16:12"Everything you brought into my house is
424. 16:14right there. You are adults. You will
425. 16:18have to figure out your own housing, but
426. 16:20you will not do it under my roof."
427. 16:24"You're throwing your own son out on the
428. 16:26street!" Sarah yelled, stepping
429. 16:28aggressively toward me. I didn't flinch.
430. 16:31I just looked at her entirely unmoved by
431. 16:34her theatrical outrage.
432. 16:36"No, Sarah.
433. 16:38I am I am closing the door to my own
434. 16:41home.
435. 16:42What you two do next is your
436. 16:45responsibility."
437. 16:47David reached out his hand, trembling.
438. 16:50"Mom,
439. 16:52I'm sorry.
440. 16:53I messed up."
441. 16:55"Yes, you did," I agreed.
442. 16:58"And you will have to live with the
443. 16:59consequences of that choice.
444. 17:01Goodbye, David." Before they could argue
445. 17:03further, I stepped back inside, pulled
446. 17:06the heavy door shut, and turned the
447. 17:08deadbolt with a solid, satisfying click.
448. 17:11Through the door, I heard Sarah
449. 17:13screaming at David, blaming him for the
450. 17:16entire mess.
451. 17:17I didn't stay to listen. I walked over
452. 17:20to the security monitor in the kitchen
453. 17:22and watched the hallway camera. David
454. 17:25and Sarah stood there for another 10
455. 17:27minutes.
456. 17:29Sarah was pacing, throwing her hands in
457. 17:31the air, while David sat on one of the
458. 17:34suitcases, his head buried in his hands.
459. 17:38Eventually, they dragged their luggage
460. 17:40into the elevator and disappeared. I
461. 17:42made a fresh cup of tea and sat at the
462. 17:45kitchen island.
463. 17:46For the first time in 5 years, I didn't
464. 17:49have to think about what David wanted
465. 17:51for dinner.
466. 17:53I didn't have to check my account
467. 17:54balance to see what Sarah had bought
468. 17:56online.
469. 17:58The air in the condo felt lighter,
470. 17:59cleaner. The next few weeks were
471. 18:01remarkably quiet. David sent a few long,
472. 18:04apologetic text messages begging for
473. 18:06financial help to secure a new
474. 18:08apartment. I read them, but I didn't
475. 18:11reply. I didn't block his number, but I
476. 18:13established a firm rule in my mind. I
477. 18:16would no longer be their safety net. I
478. 18:18started waking up early, not to cook for
479. 18:20anyone, but to take long walks in the
480. 18:22nearby park.
481. 18:24I redecorated the guest room,
482. 18:26transforming it from their storage unit
483. 18:28into a painting studio for myself.
484. 18:31I started attending local art classes
485. 18:33and made friends my own age, women who
486. 18:37didn't view me as a free babysitter or
487. 18:39an open wallet. Whenever I walked
488. 18:41through the lobby, Arthur the doorman
489. 18:43gave me his usual polite nod. I always
490. 18:47smiled back, dropping a freshly baked
491. 18:49muffin or a small coffee on his desk.
492. 18:52We never spoke of that morning. We
493. 18:54didn't need to.
494. 18:55The mutual respect was silently
495. 18:57understood.
496. 18:59I was no longer the frail widow waiting
497. 19:02for her family to validate her
498. 19:03existence.
499. 19:05I was the master of my own domain. Six
500. 19:09months passed. The change in my life was
501. 19:12profound.
502. 19:13Without the constant drain of David and
503. 19:15Sarah's lifestyle, my finances
504. 19:18stabilized completely.
505. 19:20I learned through a mutual acquaintance
506. 19:22that they had moved into a small cramped
507. 19:24apartment on the outskirts of the city.
508. 19:27Sarah had been forced to get a full-time
509. 19:29job and David was finally managing his
510. 19:31own bills.
511. 19:33One Tuesday afternoon, David called.
512. 19:36This time, I answered. "Hi, Mom."
513. 19:40He said, his voice hesitant and much
514. 19:42humbler than before.
515. 19:44"Hello, David." "I I just wanted to see
516. 19:47how you were doing. I know I don't have
517. 19:48the right to ask."
518. 19:50"I'm doing very well." I replied
519. 19:52honestly.
520. 19:54"I got a promotion at work."
521. 19:56He added quietly.
522. 19:58"We're figuring things out.
523. 20:00It's been hard, but
524. 20:01I get it now.
525. 20:03I'm sorry."
526. 20:05"I'm glad to hear you're working hard."
527. 20:07I said, keeping my tone neutral. "Keep
528. 20:09it up." I didn't invite him over for
529. 20:11dinner. I didn't offer to pay his rent.
530. 20:14I kept the boundary exactly where it
531. 20:16needed to be. Maybe one day we could
532. 20:18have a superficial relationship, but the
533. 20:20absolute trust was gone forever and I
534. 20:23was perfectly at peace with that.
535. 20:26After hanging up, I opened my laptop and
536. 20:28pulled up a travel website. I didn't
537. 20:30need anyone to buy me a ticket with my
538. 20:32own money and I certainly didn't need
539. 20:34anyone's permission to leave. I booked a
540. 20:36first-class flight to Italy, a beautiful
541. 20:38hotel in Florence, and a cooking class
542. 20:41in the countryside. I paid for it all
543. 20:43with my own credit card.
544. 20:45Two weeks later, I stood on a
545. 20:47cobblestone street in Rome holding a
546. 20:49gelato and watching the sunset paint the
547. 20:51ancient ruins in shades of gold and
548. 20:54orange.
549. 20:56I smiled, feeling the warmth of the sun
550. 20:59on my face.
551. 21:01They tried to take my home, but instead,
552. 21:04they gave me the greatest gift possible,
553. 21:07my freedom. If there's one thing
554. 21:09Nicole's story reminds us of, it's that
555. 21:11kindness should never be mistaken for
556. 21:14weakness.
557. 21:15As parents, or even just as caring
558. 21:17people, we are often wired to give
559. 21:19everything we have to the people we
560. 21:21love. But true love doesn't mean
561. 21:24sacrificing your own dignity, your peace
562. 21:27of mind, or your safe space. Setting
563. 21:29clear boundaries isn't an act of anger,
564. 21:31it's an act of self-respect.
565. 21:34Sometimes the most loving thing you can
566. 21:36do for your family and for yourself is
567. 21:39to simply close a door so they can
568. 21:41finally learn to walk on their own two
569. 21:43feet. You are allowed to protect your
570. 21:46peace.
571. 21:47You are allowed to say no.
572. 21:50And most importantly, it is never too
573. 21:53late to start living for yourself. Have
574. 21:55you ever had to set a difficult boundary
575. 21:57with someone close to you?
576. 21:59How did you handle it?
577. 22:00I'd I'd love to hear your experiences,
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585. 22:18resilience and finding your own voice.
586. 22:21Thank you so much for listening, and
587. 22:23I'll see you in the next video.