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This is the first Independence Day after our youngest turned 18 - and we had exactly ZERO plans. No cook out, no water balloon fights, no splurging on fireworks. Just a pleasant evening alone together…where we got to stroll the neighborhood and watch other families celebrate the way we used to. It was bittersweet - but liberating! I never knew I could see the fireworks in my downtown from just a block away!