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The coping skills they developed going through hardships would play a vital role in how they lived out their married life. With all the pressure they were under, they also laughed. They laughed with their daughters, as well as friends and family as they gathered around our kitchen table. When my parents celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary, the church party room was packed, Mom and Dad beamed and laughed as friends and relatives shared comical stories. Mom and Dad held hands. Mom even winked at Dad and said, ‘I got you Babe,” referencing an old Sonny and Cher song. Dad winked back. I’m glad I saw it. My parents made it through a lot of tragedies that would have split up many marriages. 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