{"id":3211,"date":"2026-04-16T18:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/?p=3211"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:47:49","slug":"ripple-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/es\/ripple-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ripple Effect: How One Puppy Healed a Family and Sparked a Rescue Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3211\" class=\"elementor elementor-3211\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908b970 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"908b970\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6802f34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6802f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Ripple Effect: How One Puppy Healed a Family and Sparked a Rescue Journey<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2c40b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a2c40b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12bdcc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12bdcc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Guest Blogger: Dara McKinney, Foster Mom Extraordinaire<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5176d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f5176d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f38b63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f38b63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve learned that rescue has a ripple effect. One dog can change everything. One adoption can bring comfort into a grieving home, make space for healing, and eventually open the door for another dog who needs a chance.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That\u2019s exactly what happened to me.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When I look back, it all started the day I saw the P.A.W. wagon. I had no idea that stopping to look at puppies would lead me to Daisy, or that Daisy would help carry me through some of the hardest grief I\u2019ve ever known, or that loving her would eventually give me the courage to foster my first dog, Levi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-720cba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"720cba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A Legacy of Healing and Protection<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d5cb71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d5cb71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Dogs have never been \u201cjust pets\u201d to me or my family. They\u2019ve been protectors, partners, and lifelines.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I grew up around animals, and that bond only got deeper as life got harder. After traumatic medical experiences, I developed epilepsy and severe anxiety. Lilly came into my life and became so much more than a companion. She was my seizure alert dog, my shadow, and one of the biggest reasons I felt safe for so many years. She stayed with me for 16 years and saved my life more times than I could ever count. Losing her in late 2024 at 18 years old broke something in me.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">My husband had that same kind of bond with Patch. After serving three tours in Iraq and coming home with a spinal injury and PTSD, he found comfort and grounding in Patch. Patch had survived terrible abuse before becoming part of our family, and somehow he still had this endless capacity for love. He became my husband\u2019s PTSD service dog and helped him through so much. We lost him in September 2025 at 17.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When you lose dogs like Lilly and Patch, the silence in your home feels huge. We still had Athena, our standard Australian Shepherd, helping our son with emotional regulation, and there was still love in our house. But there was also grief everywhere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8084a1 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b8084a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 126 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M3,10.2c2.6,0,2.6,2,2.6,3.2S4.4,16.5,3,16.5s-3-1.4-3-3.2S0.4,10.2,3,10.2z M18.8,10.2c1.7,0,3.2,1.4,3.2,3.2s-1.4,3.2-3.2,3.2c-1.7,0-3.2-1.4-3.2-3.2S17,10.2,18.8,10.2z M34.6,10.2c1.5,0,2.6,1.4,2.6,3.2s-0.5,3.2-1.9,3.2c-1.5,0-3.4-1.4-3.4-3.2S33.1,10.2,34.6,10.2z M50.5,10.2c1.7,0,3.2,1.4,3.2,3.2s-1.4,3.2-3.2,3.2c-1.7,0-3.3-0.9-3.3-2.6S48.7,10.2,50.5,10.2z M66.2,10.2c1.5,0,3.4,1.4,3.4,3.2s-1.9,3.2-3.4,3.2c-1.5,0-2.6-0.4-2.6-2.1S64.8,10.2,66.2,10.2z M82.2,10.2c1.7,0.8,2.6,1.4,2.6,3.2s-0.1,3.2-1.6,3.2c-1.5,0-3.7-1.4-3.7-3.2S80.5,9.4,82.2,10.2zM98.6,10.2c1.5,0,2.6,0.4,2.6,2.1s-1.2,4.2-2.6,4.2c-1.5,0-3.7-0.4-3.7-2.1S97.1,10.2,98.6,10.2z M113.4,10.2c1.2,0,2.2,0.9,2.2,3.2s-0.1,3.2-1.3,3.2s-3.1-1.4-3.1-3.2S112.2,10.2,113.4,10.2z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc0debf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc0debf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>How Daisy Found ME<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb5d40 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eb5d40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e96a74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e96a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Healing didn\u2019t come in some grand, dramatic moment. It came when I saw the P.A.W. wagon at a community event.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I wandered over to look at the puppies and ended up climbing into a pen with a whole litter of sweet, wild little babies. In the middle of all that puppy chaos was one quiet brindle girl. While the others bounced around, she curled up on my chest and went to sleep.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That was Daisy.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The second she settled on me, I felt something. It reminded me of the connection I had with Lilly. I can\u2019t explain it better than that. It was just there.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Daisy didn\u2019t replace Lilly or Patch, because dogs like that can\u2019t be replaced. But she helped me breathe again. She brought comfort back into a home that felt heavy. She gave me something soft and hopeful to hold onto while I was still carrying so much grief. She helped me keep going, and honestly, she helped all of us keep going.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">She was the beginning of the ripple for me.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9bb93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d9bb93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000007616-e1776377231775-974x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3213\" alt=\"Daisy &amp; Dara\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000007616-e1776377231775-974x1024.jpg 974w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000007616-e1776377231775-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000007616-e1776377231775-768x808.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000007616-e1776377231775-1461x1536.jpg 1461w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000007616-e1776377231775-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000007616-e1776377231775-600x631.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456e622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"456e622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>How Daisy Led Me to Foster<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab1ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dab1ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Once Daisy settled in, I got to see what one dog can do inside a hurting home. She brought joy back. She brought steadiness. She reminded me that healing doesn\u2019t always look big and dramatic. Sometimes it looks like a brindle puppy making everybody laugh again.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Somewhere along the way, I realized that if Daisy could do that for us, maybe our home could do that for another dog too.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That\u2019s what led me to fostering.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">My home is what I jokingly call a jumble of imperfect humans and animals, but it\u2019s full of love, experience, and patience. Daisy helped me see that maybe all of that could be useful to a dog who needed a safe place to land. She made me want to say yes again, not just to loving my own dog, but to helping another one heal too.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That next yes was Levi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c143d90 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c143d90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95f1779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95f1779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2858738024794756566-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3214\" alt=\"Levi the lap dog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2858738024794756566-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2858738024794756566-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2858738024794756566-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2858738024794756566-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2858738024794756566-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2858738024794756566.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab0597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aab0597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4637-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3215\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4637-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4637-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4637-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4637-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4637-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4637-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4637-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03faa5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c03faa5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e21845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e21845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Levi and My First Goodbye<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1623549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1623549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">In January 2026, we brought home our first foster, Levi.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If Daisy was calm, Levi was pure chaos. He came in with huge energy, no respect for personal space, and the kind of goofy personality that takes over a whole house in about five minutes. He and Daisy became instant partners in crime. The zoomies alone could wear me out just watching them.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But under all that wild energy, Levi was such a good dog. He just needed time, structure, patience, and a place where he could learn how to settle. I got to watch him grow into himself, and that was such a gift.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">And then came the part I knew was coming but still wasn\u2019t ready for: my first goodbye.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That first goodbye hurt. A lot.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Levi got a real hold on my heart, and handing him over to his forever family was bittersweet in every way. I was happy for him, because this was the whole point. This was what I wanted for him. He deserved his home. But knowing that doesn\u2019t make it easy when you\u2019ve loved a dog day in and day out and then suddenly your house is quieter.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I cried when he was adopted. I won\u2019t pretend otherwise.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But I also understood something important in that moment. Saying goodbye to Levi wasn\u2019t the end of loving him. It was part of loving him. It meant he got exactly what he needed. And it meant I could keep my door open for the next one who might need me too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc18fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cdc18fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e10273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e10273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why This Story Means So Much to Me<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a45aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5a45aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full my-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"py-[3px]\" data-slate-node=\"element\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When I think about Daisy and Levi, I see how connected it all is.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I saw the P.A.W. wagon and met Daisy. Daisy helped me through the grief of losing Lilly and Patch. Loving Daisy gave me the courage to foster Levi. And loving Levi enough to let him go reminded me that sometimes the hardest part of rescue is also the most meaningful.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That\u2019s the ripple effect as I\u2019ve lived it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s messy and emotional and beautiful. It\u2019s grief and healing living side by side. It\u2019s loving deeply, even when you know goodbye is part of the deal. And it\u2019s trusting that every time one dog finds safety and love, it opens the door for the next one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b753c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b753c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How You Can Create a Ripple<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40acfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b40acfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full my-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"py-[3px]\" data-slate-node=\"element\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you\u2019ve ever thought about fostering or adopting but worried that you\u2019re not perfect enough, I can tell you from experience that perfect is not the requirement. 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