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Joyce has also come to appreciate
Isabel’s sensitive ways. “Isabel is an old
soul,” she says. “You forget that she’s
only a child. When I talk to her, I’m not
tempted to use that special tone of
voice that people reserve for children,
and I don’t adapt my vocabulary. I talk
to her the way I would to any adult.
She’s very sensitive, very caring. She
worries about other people’s well-being.
She can be easily overwhelmed,
but all these things go together and I
love this about my daughter.”
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Joyce is as caring a mother as I’ve seen,
but she had a steep learning curve as
parent to her daughter because of their
difference in temperaments. Would she
have enjoyed a more natural parent-