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So I did.
I pin it to my uniform before each shift.
They still just see the janitor. Old guy with a cart and a mop. Someone to walk around.
That’s fine.
Because Rosie sees something different.
She doesn’t care about my job or my bank account.
She knows my voice.
My arms. The way I rock her when she’s sad. The way I show up every Wednesday, no matter how tired I am.
She doesn’t see a man people step around in a hallway.
She sees Grandpa.
If you could give one piece of advice to anyone in this story, what would it be?
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