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and through you that we tell these stories. And now we have the story of Emma McCormick, who took advantage of the ability to work remotely,

bought a sailboat, and went to Florida.

And also the story of Archbishop John Hughes, who fought to defend Catholics at a time when they were a persecuted religious group in this country.

But first, the story of a man who paid his own child support after his father left him

at the age of six. Here's Jason Wolfe's story of becoming the father he never had himself.

Music You know, I think my very first memories were when I was living in Virginia.

My dad worked in the CIA, so we lived in a place called Reston, Virginia, which was like a new suburb of Washington, D.C.

back then.

I could remember having a bike and learning how to ride a bike with my dad.

And I must have been maybe three or four.

And I remember going down this little hill that he was pushing me down and, you know, basically

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