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From the Ted Talk by Paula Stone Williams and Jonathan Williams: The story of a parent's transition and a son's redemption

Unscramble the Blue Letters


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But the question remained: Do I call my own father? To call him, and I continue down this spiral of denial, pretending that my dad was still — well, my dad. To not call was to acknowledge that everything had cagenhd. It meant that I was in for years of pain and mourning and sadness, but ultimately, hope for reconciliation. There's no playbook for when one's father of 30 plus years decides to transition to the flmaee gender. But my dad did tcaeh me one thing. He said the road to rieodemptn always comes from cnhooisg the narrow path. And so I decided not to call that day, and a few months later, palua flew out and met me at a hotel in New York, my wife and I.

Open Cloze


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But the question remained: Do I call my own father? To call him, and I continue down this spiral of denial, pretending that my dad was still — well, my dad. To not call was to acknowledge that everything had _______. It meant that I was in for years of pain and mourning and sadness, but ultimately, hope for reconciliation. There's no playbook for when one's father of 30 plus years decides to transition to the ______ gender. But my dad did _____ me one thing. He said the road to __________ always comes from ________ the narrow path. And so I decided not to call that day, and a few months later, _____ flew out and met me at a hotel in New York, my wife and I.

Solution


  1. choosing
  2. paula
  3. redemption
  4. changed
  5. female
  6. teach
  7. laughter

Original Text


(Laughter)

But the question remained: Do I call my own father? To call him, and I continue down this spiral of denial, pretending that my dad was still — well, my dad. To not call was to acknowledge that everything had changed. It meant that I was in for years of pain and mourning and sadness, but ultimately, hope for reconciliation. There's no playbook for when one's father of 30 plus years decides to transition to the female gender. But my dad did teach me one thing. He said the road to redemption always comes from choosing the narrow path. And so I decided not to call that day, and a few months later, Paula flew out and met me at a hotel in New York, my wife and I.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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alpha male 3
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Important Words


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  30. redemption
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  32. sadness
  33. spiral
  34. teach
  35. transition
  36. ultimately
  37. wife
  38. years
  39. york