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Neera Mahajan's avatar

Nice way to break the news to mum. And us. 😊

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David McIlroy's avatar

Thanks Neera!

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Janine de Novais's avatar

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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David McIlroy's avatar

Thanks Janine!

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Kate Darracott's avatar

Aaaah, what a proud mum she must be! 👏👏👏

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David McIlroy's avatar

Thanks Kate!

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John P Creed's avatar

Good on you, my friend. Amazing.

My mom was a hugger too..lol

No one hugs you like your mom!

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David McIlroy's avatar

Thanks John! And yes, so true!

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Tracy's avatar

Congratulations and such a sweet peak into your family and relationship with Mum. 🤗😊

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David McIlroy's avatar

Thanks Tracy!

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Frances Ray's avatar

Congratulations! And to your mum, of course.

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David McIlroy's avatar

Thanks Frances!

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The Naive Ignorant's avatar

This is a very sweet story. Congratulations and I hope you have many more moments like that with your mum :)

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David McIlroy's avatar

Hope so too, thank you!

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Solarah's avatar

Congratulations!!!!

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David McIlroy's avatar

Thanks Solarah!

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Good luck with your book journey David!

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David McIlroy's avatar

Cheers Shital!

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Colin Devonshire's avatar

Excellent. Well done, David.

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David McIlroy's avatar

Thanks Colin!

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Philip Traylen's avatar

I am definitely never telling my mum

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David McIlroy's avatar

Haha fair enough!

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Winkfield Twyman's avatar

Beautiful story! When I was little. I told my Mom I would write a book some day. Well, Mom passed away in 1990. Some day came for me in 2023. Still the same, I feel complete as a writer and I know Mom is happy from up above. Congrats!

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R. S. Hampton, Thriller Author's avatar

Congratulations. We are all looking forward to reading this.

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Charlotte Pendragon's avatar

Fantastic! Congratulations on this important milestone David! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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Christina Fiore's avatar

Congratulations! What an achievement.

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Rick Barooah's avatar

I didn't tell my parents about my writing till last December. I'm 16 now and have been somewhat secretly writing online for more than 2 years now. They were kind of skeptical of what I was doing in my room since I sat there all day. I have spent thousands of hours on this, and I don't regret it.

It finally paid off a little when one of my poems got published in a journal. I said it to Mum and Dad and showed them the hundreds of thousands of words I've written on those online blogs.

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