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Allecia (Sydney) reunites with her Mum Pam (Central Coast)

My mother lives on the Central Coast of NSW and I live in Sydney. I had not seen her since December 2019. I was planning to visit when the world was plunged into lockdown in March 2020. The lockdown lifted briefly and I saw Mum on Mothers Day in 2020.

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Pam: Hello!

Camera operator: Happy Mother’s Day.

Pam: Am I allowed to hug? No?

Camera operator: No, no, no, no. But there’s a little surprise for you.

Pam: Oh. Hello!

Allecia: Hello Mummy.

Pam: Hello darling. Oh, sweet.

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