Sara Cox
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As an adult, not having my own horse yet.
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Being absent from my son’s life when I’m at work.
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That in 2019 we’re still dealing with people hating people or people wanting to keep women down. That we haven’t evolved past that is a huge disappointment.
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My biggest disappointment would be living with disappointment. What a burden to be shackled to. I would be truly disappointed if I didn’t (as the song says) pick myself up, dust myself off, and start all over again.
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My wife, because of the lessons we’ve learned and what we have overcome over the course of our time together.
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