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9 May, 4 tweets, 2 min read
(1,4) As I write this, @jguttenbergot is at the cemetery visiting with Jaime. That is how days like this begin for us. Jen will then spend the rest of her day doing what she always does and that is being the greatest mother to @JesseGuttenberg and taking care of everyone else.
(2,4) Thankfully, she will have that chance this year as we will all be together. My parents are here visiting along with my sister and brother in law. We will have them to our house for the day today along with Jens parents. Jen, I am lucky to have you as my partner in this
(3,4) crazy life and thankful for everything you do every day for all of us. To my mother @emguttcb and mother in law Joni Sands Bloom we love you and are truly thankful that this year we can actually be with you. To my sister @AbbieYoukilis, you have been my rock for many
(4,4) years now and your family is lucky to have you, as am I. To all of you amazing moms, wishing you a Happy Mothers Day filled with love.

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(1,4) Just listened to attorneys in NC discussing the recent police shooting. I am upset. First, it's not accurate that only black parents bury kids from gun violence. Trust me, I buried my daughter. Second, they mentioned Parkland. I wish police lethally stopped her killer.
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(1,4) Last week, the night before the House vote on HR8, I spoke with a Republican member of the house who voted yes the last time but was saying he would vote no this time and in fact he did. During our conversation, he told me he was angry that the bill had changed slightly.
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(1,4) Jaime loved to mess with my cellphone. On random days throughout my calendar, she created a special day called “Love Jaime Day.” It was like Valentines day on steroids for Jaime and I. 3 years ago today and only weeks after Jaime was murdered, I was in Washington DC for
(2,4) my first visit to start working on gun safety. As I was walking into the Rayburn Congressional building, a calendar reminder went buzzed my phone. It was “Love Jaime Day.” As I write in my book Find The Helpers, I fell apart and sat crying in front of the Rayburn
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14 Feb
Dear Jaime,

3 years ago your voice was silenced. I sent you and your brother to school to safely learn. I rushed you out the door that morning never expecting what would happen next. A school shooting!!! You were 14 and only a freshman in High School.

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(2,11) Your brother Jesse survived…you did not.

You are on my mind every second of every minute of every day. I constantly relive your last seconds in my mind. Did you suffer? I will never know, but I fear that you did. Did I do enough to protect you?
(3,11) The answer is… No!!! I did not… and for that I will carry guilt for the rest of my life. My voice was not fighting the evil of gun violence before it was my daughter and for that I am sorry.

Today you should be a senior in school. We should be celebrating love.
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