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“ABANDONED”! How Mother Navigated International Travel with Two Teenagers

“ABANDONED”! How Mother Navigated International Travel with Two Teenagers

by Rebecca Copeland | Aug 26, 2026 | Family, Memories

Mother always managed to turn hardship into opportunity. I’ll never forget our trip to Japan in the summer of 1976. Mother, Luke, and I traveled first to Portland to visit with older sister, Judy. After a few days with her, we flew to San Francisco where we had a long...

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