After 2 divorces, I spent 2,000 hours cross-stitching and learned to let go of perfection

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Person stitching fabric in a wooden embroidery hoop at a craft table with sewing supplies nearby.
The author (not pictured) said a newfound hobby of cross-stitching helped her heal after a divorce.

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My 76-year-old stepdad moved in with me and my daughter after my mom died and I got divorced. It's what we all needed.

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The writer poses with her stepdad in front of her mother's house in the springtime, with a flowering tree behind them.
Shortly after my mother died, I invited my stepdad to move in with me.

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