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Birthdays are special, and birth days — hospitals, backless gowns, labor pains and hearing that first cry — are special, too, but not just for the parents. Imagine the euphoria of seeing a baby born. Now imagine that feeling times a hundred. When Teresa Lee McFarland was 34, she and a neighbor decided that they needed a diversion from the monotony of everyday life. Raising kids isn’t easy work, and if you’re raising five young boys, like McFarland, then life can seem downright taxing at times. Of course, it isn’t unusual for women to seek bonding time away from their children. McFarland is not unique because she acted on a whim and decided to do something for herself. Some women join Bunco or reading groups, some play bridge. McFarland joined the U.S. Navy. She became a reservist on weekends — in her spare time between raising five sons as a single parent, driving a school bus and attending college classes to become a nurse. ...

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