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By Dr. Rachel R. Hardeman ·Updated March 11, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Dreaming is the first language our daughters speak—the one the world keeps trying to silence.
The first time my daughter auditioned for The Nutcracker, she told me she planned to dance the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy. This wasn’t just any Nutcracker—it was the professional production staged by the premier dance theater in our state. At
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