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Allison Patel Photography

Family, Maternity, and Newborn Photography in Richmond, VA

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Category: Personal

Take a Picture; Make it Last Longer
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Take a Picture; Make it Last Longer

November 24, 2020

Last week was my daughter’s first week of daycare. I went through the full range of emotions, including but not limited to guilt, elation, sadness, doubt, and freedom (freedom is an emotion), all on repeat. In the week leading up …

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Home Away from Home
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Home Away from Home

September 22, 2020

We left our house last week and went to someone else’s (empty) house for a whole week. It was the first time I’d been out of Virginia since 2018. The first time we’d been away from home since my daughter …

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Education Against Ignorance

June 2, 2020

It’s not enough to not be racist. It’s important to learn how to be anti-racist. The difference is in the action. Simply being “not racist” doesn’t imply any action. It allows you to sit back, make a statement, and then …

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Joy and Delights: What the World Needs Now
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Joy and Delights: What the World Needs Now

March 4, 2020

This world is a disaster. A complete disaster, with fires and viruses and ridiculous choices made by leaders that affect us all. It’s enough sad things to make me briefly doubt the choice to bring babies into the world. What …

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Love is a Verb, Y’all.
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Love is a Verb, Y’all.

February 11, 2020

“January was a tough year, but we made it.” That seemed to be the general consensus among everyone at the end of last month. January is usually a rough month, with the holidays behind us and spring so far in …

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Years that Answer
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Years that Answer

October 1, 2019

“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” – Zora Neale Hurston I first heard this quote when I had plenty of questions of my own: What am I doing with my life? Will we ever get out of …

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A Little Pre-Summer Fun
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A Little Pre-Summer Fun

May 28, 2019

Summer is finally here! It’s my favorite time of year, full of happy childhood memories of running through the woods, drinking straight from the garden hose, and going to the beach. Summer isn’t quite complete for me without a trip …

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The Forethought of Grief
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The Forethought of Grief

February 5, 2019

I became a mom almost 13 months ago, and so many changes came with it. The obvious struggles of newborn life were there, but also there was something else. The joy that accompanied my newborn into the world was given …

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

December 25, 2018

The holiday season seems to bring equal parts joy and sorrow, it seems. I’ve been on an emotional roller coaster this week. I rode the emotional wave between one family’s utter joy in the birth of their daughter, and two …

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Life and Trust
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Life and Trust

December 18, 2018

I wrote this a few years ago but feel it’s still pertinent and it warranted a repost.  Life in our society is built on trust. Trust that justice will prevail, that while bad things happen to good people, it will …

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